Jill Buria Withdraws 2 Pentagon Lobbying Registrations After 'Administrative Error'
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 22
Jill Buria Withdraws 2 Pentagon Lobbying Registrations After 'Administrative Error'
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 22
Summary
Jill Buria, wife of Pentagon chief of staff Ricky Buria, will not lobby the Defense Department after her firm said filings naming her on two DOD-related accounts were made in error.
Checkmate Government Relations said it will amend records and that Buria never lobbied the Pentagon, despite Sunday and Oct. 14 registrations listing her on work for Cartridge Technologies and Pantheon Data.
The two clients had hired Checkmate to help with Pentagon acquisition and funding issues; Cartridge paid the firm $110,000 last quarter, while Pantheon lost a $170 million Navy HR modernization contract last year.
Sean Parnell, the Pentagon spokesperson, said Ricky Buria has fully recused himself from any Defense Department matters involving his wife's clients and remains in compliance with ethics rules.