Corruption probe heats up on Capitol Hill (PMA Group probe, John Murtha plays 'dumb and innocent')

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/29/09 | Pete Yost and Henry C. Jackson - ap

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has subpoenaed a Democratic congressman in a corruption probe, the first concrete indication that a long-simmering Justice Department investigation of a top lobbying firm also has the potential to seriously damage congressional careers.

On Friday, Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., acknowledged the grand jury has demanded documents from his office, some employees and his campaign committees.

The probe focuses on the PMA Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm that specialized in securing federal contracts for defense firms from Visclosky, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., and others on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee that Murtha chairs.

[From The Deer Stand]

Murtha: dumb, yes; innocent, no.

[gusopol3]

watch out for accuracy here,wasn’t it Pete Yost who broke the story of Karl Rove’s indictment in Plamegate? Or was he just first on the bandwagon?

[Munz]

too little too late