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Griffin Indictment Specifics
1992 Motor Fuel Tax Bill
- Griffin direct contruction industry groups to hire Simmons as consultant
- Simmons accepts $264,000 in contracts for construction industry groups
- Motor Ful Tax Bill passes Missouri General Assembly
- Simmons pays Griffin $10,000 for steering business to her, passing bill
Health Midwest Contract/CMC Landfill Proposal
- Moore contracts with Health Midwest Inc., to aid in buying NKC Hospital
- Moore hires Simmons to aid Health Midwest in NKC Hospital acquisition
- Simmons lets Moore keep her $91,000 in compensation from Health Midwest
- Simmons' $91,000 becomes bribe to Commissioner Moore on landfull issue
Removal of Rep. Skaggs from Certificate of Need Committee
- Simmons and Moore discuss having Griffin remove Skaggs from committee
- Griffin, Simmons, Fisher, Hurst and Moore meet, discuss Skaggs' removal
- Griffin replaces Skaggs on committee; Simmons pays Griffin $10,000
1993 Highway Bond Bill
- Griffin directs construction industry groups to hire Simmons as consultant
- Simmons accepts $90,000 contract to represent construction industry groups
- At Griffin's request, Simmons hires Griffin's son as lobbyist for $5,000
- Highway Bond bill passes Missouri General Assembly
1994 Health Care Reform Bill
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of KC execs meet with Griffin over reform concerns
- Griffin recommends BCBS execs hire Moore to consult on proposed legislation
- BCBS execs meet with Simmons and Fisher, agree to hire Simmons to consult
- Simmons pays Griffin $20,000 for influence on legislation
- Griffin meets BCBS execs at Simmons' home, discusses proposed legislation
- Griffin intoduces bill; Simmons pays Griffin another $21,000 for influence
- Griffin's health care bill defeated; Simmons collects $102,000 from BCBS
Also see Griffin Indictment Defendants Infobox
Source: U.S. Attorney General of Kansas City
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