Posted on 02/09/2009 6:31:18 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
The PMA Group, a lobbying firm with close ties to Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), was raided by the FBI in November, a PMA spokesman confirmed...
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And you’re expecting what from this......?
ABC News now on it:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Raided Lobbying Firm Connected to Murtha
Feds Narrowing In On Companies With Ties To Congressman
By EMMA SCHWARTZ and JUSTIN ROOD
February 9, 2009
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SHARE The FBI raided the offices of a defense lobbying firm with close ties to Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Penn.), sources tell ABC News.
The FBI raided the offices of a defense lobbying firm with close ties to Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Penn.), sources tell ABC News.The FBI searched the Virginia headquarters of the PMA Group in November, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. PMA was founded by former Murtha aide Paul Magliochetti and specializes in winning earmarked taxpayer funds for its clients.
Good government groups have long criticized Murtha’s cozy relationship with a handful of lobbyists and defense firms, ties that see millions of dollars in government spending go out from Murtha’s office, and hundreds of thousands in campaign donations come in. Murtha has said his earmarking has helped revive his economically depressed district.
PMA is the second company with close ties Murtha to be raided by federal agents recently. In January, agents from the FBI, the IRS and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service searched the office of Kuchera Industries and Kuchera Defense Systems, as well as the homes of the firms’ founders. The companies reportedly have received over $100 million in earmarks, thanks to Murtha’s efforts.
More at link....
Hope it is the end game of the sting that almost got the SOB yuears ago...
Is it too soon to hope that EX-Marine murtha gets bounced?
bttt
Good one!
The exception that proves the rule.
Once an abSCAMmer, always an abSCAMmer.
As many corrupt, tax cheating, bribing and black mailing Democrats have been in the news lately, amazing (cough, cough) no in-depth investigations into the Democrat “culture of corruption” has been done.
Lol! Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Bwaaaah hahahahaha!
You know, the FBI could visit just about any office in Johnstown, and strike gold with, a-hem, ties to Murtha.
Did Patrick Fitzgerald go public with this just in time to prevent any indictments, I mean, injustices.
Does this mean Murtha will get a plum position in the zer0 administration?
EX-Marine is a term coined for sewage like Murtha......
No such thing as an EX-Marine? There is in murtha's case. A disgrace to his country. Well said null!
Murtha! I hope they catch you in COLD BLOOD YOU FOOL!
he has really po’d someone. a sitting senator is not casually investigated, especially when his party controls congress (since 2007). Wonder if his comments about the haditha event got someone’s attention.
real Marines puke when they see his name attached to them...
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