Bingaman:
As lobbyist for the telecommunications comet Global Crossing, which went bankrupt last month, she received $2,500,000 for six months' work during 1999.
The paper reported that Anne Bingaman's office released a statement in which she stated she, "never met or spoke at any member of Congress or congressional staff on behalf of Global Crossing."
Free Republic Article - 01/29/02
And another FR link with lots of other links about Ms. Bingaman:
Free Republic Article - 01/31/02
Enron should be called "Demron"
As if this was not bad enough, Global Crossing also argued that the FCC should ignore its residual unilateral “regulatory safeguards” (such as benchmarks, for example) - unilateral safeguards that were promulgated under the watch of the very high-powered Washington DC lobbyists that Global Crossing hired to argue hypocritically the exact opposite view.
She was also a Director at McLeod USA (along with Erskine Bowles, of Clinton fame). Got the info from this link. Then did a search and found they declared bankruptcy in Jan '02, 2 days after Global Crossing filed.
Another link that backs up Bingaman's tenure at McLeod USA:
Also mentioned at that link is one of her current positions at BIA Digital Partners, a communications investment firm funded by the BIA Financial Network. Her bio is listed under Industry Advisors
...here's more...she worked for LCI International Telecom Corp. according to her bio above, then I found this little tidbit of info:
LCI International Telecom Corp. d/b/a Qwest Comm.
Qwest has also filed for bankruptcy and is currently being investigated by the DOJ and the SEC and guess who used to be their auditor...you got it...none other than Arthur Anderson. Details can be found at this link
what Congress believed Justice's role would be when it enacted the Telecommunications Act of 1996."
Her full testimony can be found here.
Bingaman played a key role in the development of the Administration's telecommunications policy, including the landmark 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Both of these stories can be found at:
Did Sen. Bingaman or his wife have anything to do with the agreement from Qwest for the Navajoes? Hmmmmm....
Sen. Bingaman was also on the Senate Year 2000 Committee which in 1998 assessed the Y2K status of the telecommunications industry.
And does anyone think it is funny that Global Crossing almost won the award (it got yanked...see the link) for the Defense Information Systems Agency while Sen Bingham sits on the Armed Services Committee?
Their paths just keep on crossing over and over again...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/577317/posts
...and a Tip O' the Hatlo Hat to RavingNutter who found these for us.