Saturday, October 22, 2011

Solyndra Stiffed Lobbyist, Trying to Sway U.S.

Solyndra LLC, the solar-panel maker that collapsed after getting a U.S. loan guarantee, hired aWashington lobbying firm weeks before its bankruptcy in what may have been a last-ditch effort to sway U.S. lawmakers investigating the company.

The Glover Park Group LLC did $20,000 of work for Solyndra after registering as its lobbyist in July, according to documents filed yesterday. Solyndra never paid the firm, according to Joel Johnson, a Glover Park managing director.

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