Does the doctrine of "ejusdem generis" need to be interpreted in a different way than the current interpretation of a similar statute?

a useful tool of construction resorted to in ascertaining legislative intent. The rule should not be employed when the intention of the legislature is otherwise evident .... Nor should it be applied to defeat the obvious purpose of the statute or to narrow the targets of Congressional concern.

United States v. Frumento, supra, 563 F.2d at 1090.

For a similar reason we reject defendants' argument that the "principle of lenity" requires an interpretation that excludes governmental entities. The principle of lenity, like ejusdem generis, applies only where the statute is ambiguous. United States v. Turkette, supra: