Posted on 10/13/2006 4:12:42 PM PDT by dogbyte12
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is investigating whether Republican Rep. Curt Weldon of Pennsylvania traded his political influence for lucrative lobbying and consulting contracts for his daughter, according to sources with direct knowledge of the inquiry.
The FBI, which opened an investigation in recent months, has formally referred the matter to the department's Public Integrity Section for additional scrutiny. At issue are Weldon's efforts between 2002 and 2004 to aid two Russian companies and two Serbian brothers with ties to strongman Slobodan Milosevic, a federal law enforcement official said.
The Russian companies and a Serbian foundation run by the brothers' family each hired a firm co-owned by Weldon's daughter, Karen, for fees totaling nearly $1 million a year, public records show.
Karen Weldon was 28 and lacked consulting experience when she and Charles Sexton, a Weldon ally and longtime Republican leader in Delaware County, Pa., created the firm of Solutions North America Inc. in 2002. Both are registered with the Justice Department as representatives of foreign clients.
Word of the inquiry, which has been closely held within the Justice Department and the FBI, comes from two individuals with specific knowledge of the existence of the investigation. They both declined to be identified because of the confidentiality of criminal investigations.
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Bush HAD to try to be a uniter....he's a Christian first and also the President of ALL the states and people....he's NOT a hater and he doesn't think the Dems are the Enemy....he's WRONG! The DEMS are a DANGEROUS ENEMY of AMERICA!
This is NOT the President's fault. He is supposed to fire all the career agents on no grounds? Now he has grounds.
So this investigation is because CREW sent a letter to the FBI??
This is nothing but BS for an election hit
what a novel idea. I salute you.
It was supposed to be an election hit in 2004, but it went nowhere at the time. Now it's 2006. Do you notice anything numerically about the ends of the numbers?
I do not know why. perhaps he is referring to something else. But the info I gave you, is solid. I heard Ashcroft with my own ears.
interesting, thanks
yes, but we need our own CREW. either we play political hardball, or we will lose this government FOREVER to these SOBs.
Claim down .. this is a CREW stunt .. has nothing to do with Bush
We fund think tanks, they fund CREW.
Shows their lack of anything, ideas, but their willingness to play Carville ball.
Perhaps some of the money we have going to Heritage, AEI, CATO should go to our version of CREW, or find new funding sources.
This has been a long time coming. Curt forgot where he came from and who took him to the dance. Many GOP folks in DelCo cannot stand Weldon and had hoped to God they could get someone to beat him in a primary. No luck at all. DelCo went for Democrat Bob Edgar many years ago. I hate to say it but Weldon may be toast.
Well, not exactly. One of the first things Klinton did when he fired all US Attorney's right after inauguration:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a381945094192.htm
I was responding to his comments about Bush....not the investigation.
No, it's not that. I remember that the day before Savage was bashing Weldon for not getting back to him on what documents Burglar stole.
The next day Weldon called in. So, something is wrong here. We need validation, sources.
any "GOP folks" in DelCo who don't understand what is going on here, is a space cadet. now I grant you, there are alot of them out there, and Weldon is probably history. But he has been targeted here because he has been outspoken about Berger and Able Danger, and I salute him for having the guts to go public on those stories. That's a hell of alot more important then whether he got his daughter a job.
what more can I give you? Ashcroft said it with his own mouth.
One thing you can say about the Dims, when they smell blood, they go all out to destroy.
Bush and Rove had a golden opportunity to severly damage and weaken the Dims after the 2002 mid-terms. But, President Bush did not go for it. He tried to unite. A noble cause, but doomed to failure with the current crop of low-life, immoral, lying scum Democrats in Congress.
Now, the Dims smell blood and will not hold back.
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