Washington lobbying firm pulls bio of lobbyist accused in McCain scandal, then readds it

The Washington lobbying firm Alcalde & Fay pulled the biography of partner Vicki Iseman from its website Wednesday evening after a New York Times article accused her of having a romantic relationship with Republican presidential nominee shoo-in Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

The removal was caught and reported on by the Huffington Post at 947pm ET.

RAW STORY , however, found the bio was readded around 11pm ET Wednesday night.

Originally, Iseman's corporate biographical profile was posted with the identifying ID tag of "44." An Aug. 10, 2007 file at archive.org -- an Internet service which saves older files of websites -- shows Iseman's bio with the 44 ID.

That bio was deleted Wednesday. A link to the page with ID 44 came up blank when retrieved late Wednesday evening.

Shortly after the Huffington report, which began appearing elsewhere, the firm apparently reversed course, and reposted Iseman's profile. This time, however, a new file was created with the ID of 84.

The only change between the two is that Iseman's new profile lists "*private" as her email address. The previous profile provided her corporate address.

Iseman's biographical profile follows. Alcalde and Fay could not be reached for comment late Wednesday night.

VICKI ISEMAN

Vicki Iseman, Partner, represents corporate and public clients on issues as diverse as government contracting and regulatory reform. Her experience includes representation of clients before Congress, Federal government agencies and local opinion leaders.

She has extensive experience in telecommunications, representing corporations before the House and Senate Commerce Committees. Her work on the landmark 1992 and 1996 communications bills helped secure cable access for broadcast television stations. Her experience in the communications field includes digital television conversion, satellite regulations and telecommunications ownership provisions.

She has been active in grassroots communications campaigns for clients, building community based support for legislative initiatives. Among others, she participated in the "Keep America Moving" campaign that educated community leaders on the allocation of Federal highway trust funds.

In addition, she has consulted for clients who are interested in government contracting opportunities. She has assisted corporations through the authorization and appropriation process. An active fundraiser, she has organized and participated in many political fundraising events.

A native of Pennsylvania, she holds a B.A. degree in Education from Indiana University in Pennsylvania.

Correction: This edition corrects spelling of Alcalde and Fay.



