John Murtha-Linked Contractor Indicted for Taking Kickbacks

Newsmax/The Lid ^ | 7/7/09 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

Congressman John Murtha, the King of Congressional Pork acts may be losing his Teflon coating and his friends are getting a bit nervous. A few months ago, the FBI raided the offices of the PMA group. What they found suggested that Murtha and his buddies at the PMA Group operated their own little Earmark Factory. A later report suggested that the FBI may be zeroing in on the relationship between Murtha and PMA.

No worries for Mr. Murtha, despite the FBI putting the heat on his PMA relationship, the Porkmeister is is still accepting money from PMA clients and still getting them earmarks. As recently as April Murtha posted on his site, a list of $134 million dollars worth of earmarks he requested, $20 million of it to clients of PMA, the very firm that is being investigated

Now one of John Murtha's Most favorite contractors has been charged for taking $200,000 in kickbacks, is the circle closing in on the Pennsylvania Congressman, we can only hope:

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Murtha’s gonna be in jail within two years.

Just a prediction.

[Brad from Tennessee]

The Feds are subjecting Murtha to their version of the Chinese “death by a thousand cuts.” Murtha is a snitch as well as a crook. In the 1980 ABSCAM scandal Murtha testified against two fellow House Democrats to avoid indictment. Both of the congressmen Murtha ratted out went to prison. As the Feds move in on Murtha he may crack and offer to bring down the whole House in exchange for immunity. Or, he may already be cooperating with them.

[screaming eagle2]

Now catch Rep. Murtha in the act.