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AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC

Lobbying for THE GEO GROUP · The GEO Group provides housing, re-entry and rehabilitation services

 Filing 1st Quarter - Report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted May 5, 2026
Income
$40,000.00
What the client paid this registrant for the period.
Client based in
Florida

Official filing document

 Conviction disclosures 2

A registrant must disclose criminal convictions of the lobbyists it lists, under the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. This is the filer's own wording.

  • LANIER AVANT 2018
    One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
  • LANIER AVANT 2016
    One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
 Lobbyists on this filing 1
  • LANIER AVANT
    Previously held: Chief of Staff - Rep. Bennie G. Thompson; Staff Director - House Committee on Homeland Security

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

 Government bodies contacted 1
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

 Lobbying activity 1
Homeland Security

GEO's political and governmental relations activities focus on promoting the use of public-private partnerships in the delivery of correctional services including evidence-based rehabilitation programs, both in-custody and post-release, aimed at reducing recidivism and helping the men and women in GEOs care successfully reintegrate into their communities. GEO does not take a position on or advocate for or against criminal justice policy related to criminalizing certain behaviors or determining the length of criminal sentences. Furthermore, GEO does not take a position on, nor advocate for or against, immigration enforcement policies such as the basis or length of an individuals detention.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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