The lobbying group headed by a felon

Even after he pleads guilty to obstruction of justice and loses his law license, Tom Finneran could keep his job as head of the Mass. Biotechnology Council. The Outraged Liberal is not surprised - in exchange for a plea, Mistah Speakah gets to keep a $400,000-a-year job:

... Expediency is also the operative word for the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council in allowing him to stay on board. The benefits they reap from his lobbying clout will far outweigh the day or two of bad headlines they receive for employing a convicted felon. ...