Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) has been providing plenty of material for TPMmuckraker and now he's bursting onto the scene on NBC. Lisa Myers interviewed the former CEO of a software business who had some rather interesting relationships with Lewis. Read the interview and check out TPMmuckraker to get the full picture of corruption within the top ranks of the GOP.
Lisa Myers: You were allowed to write language for an appropriations bill yourself?Casey: Yes, I did. That was Congressman Lewis' suggestion.
Casey says Lewis repeatedly urged him to hire a lobbyist, former U.S. Rep. Bill Lowery, Lewis' close friend, and when that didn't happen, pressed for another favor.
Casey: Congressman Lewis asked me to set up stock options for Bill Lowery in our company.
Casey says Lewis suggested he issue the stock options in Canada Â? in someone else's name.
Myers: Did you view it as an effort to hide what was really going on?
Casey: It was intended to conceal his participation, yes.
