Investigation into Alaska Rep. Don Young

Landon Co. requests $30mil from Congress for Coconut Rd/I-75 project

Sep 1, 2003

Landon Co. private jet flys Rep. Young and wife from Washington, DC to California, Seattle and the Alaska

Dec 16, 2003

Request for political contributions

Feb 24, 2004

[Redacted] asks [redacted] to make political contributions to Don Young, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby and the Florida Republican Party. [Redacted] states "I will try and keep contributions request very 'those who we need to help us" .

Landon Co. gives $2K to Alaska SeaLife Center, a favorite charity of Rep. Young’s, for fishing tournament.

Jun 24, 2004

Landon Co. gives $5K to Alaska SeaLife Center to be a sponsor of fishing tournament

Jul 15, 2004

Rep. Young in Florida through 22nd

Feb 19, 2005

[Redacted] Pays for hotels, restaurants, limos. Rep. Young holds fundraiser in Miami.

[Redacted] contributes to PAC of Don Young's.

Jul 14, 2005

Transportation bill approved by Senate

Jul 31, 2005

$10mil for widening I-75 included in bill.

Money redirected to Coconut Grove

Aug 10, 2005

President Bush signs tranportation bill, $10mil for I-75 widening now directed towards Coconut Road Interchange project.

$10mil rejected by Lee County

Dec 7, 2005

The Lee County, FL planning authority rejects $10mil from federal government for Coconut Grove Interchange.

Rep. Young letter to Florida

Jan 23, 2006

In a letter, Rep. young tells Lee County, money cannot be used for anything except Coconut Grove project.

Landon Co. gives $2K to Alaska SeaLife Center

Jul 20, 2006

Landon Companies gives $2K to Alaska SeaLife Center for fishing tournament.

Landon Co. seeks to pay for fundraiser

May 21, 2007

Landon Companies seeks to pay for March 2005 fundraisor.

Reimbursement options discussed

Jun 13, 2007

Conversation between [redacted parties] about payment and reimbursement for March 2005 campaign event.

Florida fundraisor paid for

Jun 15, 2007

"Alaskans for Don Young" makes payment to .Aunerican Express
for Hyatt Coconut Road Fundraiser.

Don Young makes Most Corrupt members of Congress list

Sep 18, 2007

CREW releases 3rd annual Most Corrupt report

Senate corrects transportation funding

Oct 1, 2007

U.S. Senators Martinez and Nelson ask Senators Boxer and Inhofe to
correct the highway bill so that the monies are used for the widening of I-75.

Don Young makes Most Corrupt members of Congress list again

May 8, 2008

Read the 2008 report here.

Don Young makes Most Embarrassing re-elected members of Congress list

Dec 8, 2008

The list incorporates those elected officials who have misused their position through illegal, unethical or just plain outrageous conduct.

Don Young makes Most Corrupt members of Congress list

Sep 15, 2009

CREW’s Most Corrupt Members of Congress provides a detailed analysis of the unethical and sometimes illegal activities of 15 congressmen and women who have most egregiously betrayed the public’s trust.

CREW asks for investigation

Aug 5, 2010

In response to the Justice Department announcing that it will not seek criminal charges against Rep. Young, CREW asks House Ethics Committee to investigate.

CREW files Freedom of Information Act request with FBI

Jan 26, 2011

CREW continued to seek information about why the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped numerous investigations into activities of members of Congress in last few months, filing Freedom of Information Act requests with DOJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for records related to DOJ's now-closed investigation of former House Transportation Chairman Don Young (R-AK).

CREW Appeals FOIA Denial

Feb 7, 2011

CREW filed administrative appeals from the refusal of the Department of Justice’s Executive Office of the United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide any records related to their investigation of former House Transportation Committee Chairman Don Young (R-AK), including documents that would answer why Rep. Young was not criminally prosecuted despite clear evidence he violated the law.

CREW sues Dept. of Justice to release Don Young Investigation documents

Apr 20, 2011

Read CREW's lawsuit

FOIA requests filed with Dept. of Transportation and Navy

May 25, 2011

05/25/2011 – CREW Files FOIAs with Dept. of Transportation and Navy for Records Regarding Rep. Don Young

CREW wins lawsuit forcing Dept. of Justice to release investigation documents

Jan 10, 2012

CREW wins FOIA Lawsuit, Judge states public has ““right to know about the manner in which its representatives are conducting themselves and whether the government agency responsible for investigating and, if warranted, prosecuting those representatives for alleged illegal conduct is doing its job.”

DOJ Releases Documents to CREW Indicating Rep. Don Young (R-AK) Currently Under Investigation

Apr 20, 2012

View all the documents we obtained from the Dept. of Justice

CREW Responds to Letter Regarding Investigation of Rep. Don Young

Apr 23, 2012

Read both letters