L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... special election Tuesday in a GOP stronghold, the two are vying to replace fellow Republican Mike Duvall in the 72nd Assembly District seat. Duvall, of Yorba Linda, abruptly resigned in September after his recorded remarks to a fellow legislator about sexual exploits with a lobbyist or two were broadcast on television.Norby and Ackerman are joined on the open-primary ballot...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An energy lobbyist who was the subject of an investigation after a former California lawmaker was caught on tape bragging about having sex with her is denying the relationship and has been reinstated to her job. In a statement released Monday, Sempra Energy lobbyist Heidi Barsuglia called the scandal surrounding former Assemblyman Mike Duvall's comments "a...
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Former California GOP lawmaker Mike Duvall won't face federal charges in connection to his graphic sex boasting, the local U.S. attorney's office announced today.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Former Assemblyman Mike Duvall of Yorba Linda will not face any federal charges after an FBI investigation into his comments, made over an open microphone, that he had a sexual relationship with a woman who was widely believed to be a Sempra Energy lobbyist, officials announced today.In response, Sempra said it has reinstated the lobbyist to active status as an employee. Lobbyist Heidi...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Assemblyman Mike Duvall, R-Yorba Linda, sits at his desk in the Assembly chambers on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass today stripped Duvall, of his spot as vice-chair of the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee following reports of a long term affair he has carried on with a female utility company lobbyist. An attorney for the utility company lobbyist...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Federal authorities said today that they will not file charges in connection with tapes in which ex-Assemblyman Mike Duvall brags about sexual trysts with two women who are reportedly lobbyists.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The female lobbyist who was the subject of sexual boasting by former Assemblyman Mike Duvall issued her first public statement Monday,describing his allegations as untrue and her experience as a "professional and personal nightmare." The statement from Sempra Energy lobbyist Heidi Barsuglia came in response to an announcement that the Justice Department would not file any charges...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Mike Duvall, a Yorba Linda Republican, will not face federal charges after he made comments about having a sexual relationship with a woman believed to be a Sempra Energy lobbyist, officials said. Former Assemblyman Michael Duvall of Yorba Linda will not face any federal charges after an FBI investigation into his comments, made over an open microphone, that he had a sexual relationship...
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Former Assemblyman Mike Duvall will not be investigated by the FBI after he was caught on tape telling stories--fairytales, allegedly--about have sex with a lobbyist. "No prosecutive action by the United States Attorney’s Office is warranted," an FBI statement read. The day the video aired on TV, Duvall resigned , calling his words "inappropriate storytelling.''...
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Department of Justice and the FBI announced Monday they will not file charges in connection with comments made by former California Assemblyman Mike Duvall, CBS station KOVR-TV reported. In a press release issued Monday, the Department of Justice said the FBI had concluded its preliminary investigation into Duvall's comments and determined they did not not warrant prosecution...
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Department of Justice and the FBI announced Monday they will not file charges in connection with comments made by former California Assemblyman Mike Duvall, CBS station KOVR-TV reported. In a press release issued Monday, the Department of Justice said the FBI had concluded its preliminary investigation into Duvall's comments and determined they did not not warrant prosecution...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The state's political watchdog agency Wednesday rejected a request that it investigate the actions of two female lobbyists who allegedly engaged in affairs with ex-Assemblyman Mike Duvall. Duvall, a married Republican, resigned last month after a tape surfaced of him boasting about sexual trysts with two women, both reportedly lobbyists. Media reports identified one of them as...
Legal Pad (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Hard-line conservative Chris Norby to replace Mike Duvall in the state assembly. (Capitol Weekly) California is the recipient of $60M in stimulus funds, which will be used to upgrade the current unemployment benefits system. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) The U.S....
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... Trail. Hey, I'm like King David! Now it's your turn! You've got John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer, "Hot Mike" Duvall, and a host of others to work with. Email us your haikus, and we'll post the best ones...
Martha Montelongo (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This past Tuesday night, I was in Orange County for the special election to fill the seat vacated by the disgraced, resigned, Republican, Mike Duvall, for the 72nd State Assembly district. Duvall was handpicked by the entrenched ethically bankrupt establishment of the Orange County GOP. The same group that handpicked, Linda Ackerman, whom they thought would be a shoe-in, because...
