Posted on 10/16/2006 3:40:55 PM PDT by FreeperinRATcage
The FBI raided the homes of Rep. Curt Weldon's daughter and a close friend on Monday as it investigates whether the congressman improperly helped the pair win lobbying and consulting contracts.
Agents searched four locations in the Philadelphia area and two in Jacksonville, Fla., said Debbie Weierman, an FBI spokeswoman in Washington, DC.
The congressman's home and his offices were not among the locations searched, she said.
Earlier Monday, Weldon (in file photo at right) called the investigation politically motivated and called the timing suspect. A Republican locked in a tight re-election bid (see related story), he denied wrongdoing and said he gave his daughter no special help.
"What I find ironic, if there is an investigation, is that no one would tell me until three weeks before the election," Weldon said at an appearance in Media, Pa. "This incident was 2½ years ago."
Weierman confirmed that the six raids included Karen Weldon's home on Queen Street in South Philadelphia (photo above); the Springfield (Delaware County) home of Charles Sexton, her business partner and the congressman's close friend and political associate; and the office of their company, Solutions North America, in Media.
A sure sign there is an election approaching and somebody doesn't have a steadfast political agenda that's appealing to their district.
Pay Back for Able Danger No Doubt. You Just knew this Was Comming.Great timing Huh.
Able Danger Ping
Denny Hastert must resign immediately!
Yup...this investigation was supposedly closed with no finding of wrongdoing 2 years ago.
That will teach him to keep talking about Able Danger and other botched intelligence programs by the FBI/CIA/DIA.
"Murtha's ties to his brother's lobbying firm are once again coming under scrutiny. Some 10 companies with ties to KSA Consulting, a lobbying firm where Murtha's brother Robert is a senior partner, got $20.8 million in defense contracts. The Los Angeles Times in June reported that the funding was passed as part of the Pentagon's overall $417 billion spending bill."
Perhaps AFTER the sonuvabitch is reelected?
Semper Fi
The FBI is still working for the clintons. Bush has screwed up BIG TIME by not even trying to clean out the agency. His chosen director, Mueller, is a hopeless nitwit or a traitor, I'm not sure which.
Yes, this is payback for Able Danger. No doubt about it.
So who's controlling this "investigation"? Sandy Berger?
This is all too convenient this close to an election. I hope the voters see through this!
Pay Back for Able Danger No Doubt. You Just knew this Was Comming.Great timing Huh.
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Exactly. The criminal scum of Washington can stand the light of day that ABLE DANGER cast on them....exposed like the rats they are. 9/11 could have been prevented, and the revelations of ABLE DANGER proved it....along with alot of other known facts. I wonder if Curt W. has been invited to any of Clinton's parties lately??
And his opponent is some handpicked Dem military meat puppet. Some Clinton stooge, a Kosovo era general much like Wesley Clark, IIRC.
), they're using the FBI to destroy personal lives.
He will get an apology, right after the election if he wins. If he loses he cant hurt the FBI so he will get nothing.
Ummm....this isn't Breaking News?
Able Dangerous?
Posted earlier.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720407/posts
argh....looked for it too...couldn't believe it wasn't posted.
Wasn;t in breaking news then, either :-P
Better do some homework on just who Charlie Sexton is and why he would be linked to the young Weldon girl in a business venture. Sexton is an old long time Delaware County mover and shaker. What was he doing in business with her is suspect. Curt Weldon should have been watching his family and making sure they worked away from his political world. How damned stupid can you be Curt?
Is not the FBI under the Justice Department and the Attorney General. It is part of the Executive Branch of government.
This investigation would not be going on without the approval of the Attorney General.
Thanks for the ping!
CREW is in on this as well. They represent the Wilsons (Plame game) http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php
Definitely a Democratic hit parade. Gotta admit, they are far more organized than they were 4 years ago. Several of the local Republican candidates ahve commented that this has been the dirtiest campaign year they've ever seen.
Sestak can't get the vote on his own merit, anyone could have seen that if they saw the recent debate..but he's got some big money and suport behind him...Sandy Burger, Clintons, CREW, etc.
I sent an extra donation to Weldon's campaign as a result of this smelly situation.
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