James Courter, a Pioneer for President Bush in 2004, is CEO of telecommunications giant IDT and a former congressman (R-NJ) (1979-1991). He also served as chairman of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, having been appointed by President George H.W. Bush.[1] In 1996, his overseas business affairs came under scrutiny when it was revealed that he assisted Korean-American businessman David Chang in selling oil and food to the Iraqi and North Korean governments. Courter's role was to arrange meetings between Chang and Rep. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ).[2] Chang was later sent to prison for bribery and Torricelli was "severely admonished" by the Senate, to which in the interim he had been elected.[3]
For a complete look at James Courter's lobbying activities, please visit the non-partisan Center For Responsive Politics' money-in-politics database.