ASHCROFT GROUP

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Lobbying Income

$6.5M

Filings

336

Unique Clients

Active Period

2004–2013

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2013	$193,500	29	8
2012	$55,000	21	5
2011	$90,000	23	6
2010	$563,000	42	10
2009	$478,394	40	9
2008	$1,233,439	57	16
2007	$1,263,000	46	17
2006	$2,340,000	56	18
2005	$289,000	21	5
2004	—	1	1

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
ORACLE CORPORATION	$1,780,000	26	2005–2010
ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$640,000	16	2006–2008
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS	$438,500	13	2007–2009
CHOICEPOINT	$395,000	10	2005–2008
EXEGY INC	$320,000	9	2006–2008
VERISIGN, INC.	$280,000	3	2006
NEW PROFIT, INC.	$227,500	16	2010–2013
ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND (RFF)	$226,000	10	2009–2013
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC	$220,000	5	2005–2006
NSSF	$215,000	21	2009–2013
INTELSAT GENERAL	$190,000	10	2007–2008
DSNR	$180,000	2	2006
CEELOX	$161,094	19	2007–2011
TRAFFICLAND INC	$140,000	24	2006–2011
NATIONAL MARITIME SERVICES	$135,000	6	2010
RJI CAPITAL CORP	$120,000	4	2007–2008
APPTRICITY	$110,000	5	2007–2008
AT&T	$105,000	10	2006–2008
SPADAC INC	$101,845	7	2007–2008
HERMITAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	$93,394	21	2009–2013
AMERICAN INST OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (AICPA)	$74,000	5	2004–2006
LTU TECHNOLOGIES INC	$60,000	2	2005–2006
MLU SERVICES	$60,000	3	2007
SHARE OUR STRENGTH	$60,000	4	2013
EBAY INC	$60,000	2	2006

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	100
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	75
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	56
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	40
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	21
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	20
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	18
General Services Administration (GSA)	16
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	12
Natl Security Council (NSC)	12
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	10
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	10
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	10
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	9
White House Office	9
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	8
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	8
Treasury, Dept of	8
Education, Dept of	7
State, Dept of (DOS)	7

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	52
Government Issues	Government Issues	36
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	29
Defense	Defense	26
Education	Education	17
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	17
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	16
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	15
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	15
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	12
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	11
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	11
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	10
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	9
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	9
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	8
Immigration	Immigration	7
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	6
Aerospace	Aerospace	5
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	5

Bills Explicitly Cited (4)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1575112th Congress

Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2011

2011 · first_quarter · Client: HERMITAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Russian Issues, H.R. 1575

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1575

S. 1066109th Congress

Economic Development Act of 2005

2006 · year_end · Client: COUNCIL ON STATE TAXATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.2471 S.1066

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.1066

H.R. 5744107th Congress

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2002

2006 · year_end · Client: ORACLE CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.5744 S.2691

Client expense: — · Firm income: $240,000

Matched citations: HR.5744

S. 2691109th Congress

Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2006

2006 · year_end · Client: ORACLE CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.5744 S.2691

Client expense: — · Firm income: $240,000

Matched citations: S.2691

Source: Senate LDA

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