FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals

FCC commissioners Olivia Trusty and Brendan Carr received expensive Kennedy Center gala tickets from Paramount, CBS's parent company, around the time Paramount sought FCC approval for mergers. The gifts, valued at over $12,000 and $125,000 respectively, raised conflict-of-interest concerns as Paramount required regulatory decisions from the FCC.