Pa. defense firm raided by FBI (Ties To Murtha)

[kpete]

Source: The Hill

Pa. defense firm raided by FBI
By Reid Wilson
Posted: 01/22/09 04:57 PM

Federal agents raided the offices of a Western Pennsylvania defense contractor that has received millions in federal earmarks at the request of Rep. John Murtha, according to local media reports.

The offices of Kuchera Industries and Kuchera Defense Systems were shuttered for the day following the raids, the chief financial officer told the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat. The companies' phone system says they will open again Friday morning, and e-mails sent to top company officials went unanswered.

Based in Windber, Pa., just outside Johnstown, Kuchera won $8.2 million in federal defense earmarks in the 2008 budget. The earmarks came at the request of Murtha (D-Pa.).

Murtha's spokesman declined to comment, and an agent in the FBI's Pittsburgh office did not return calls seeking clarification.


Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pa.-defense-firm-raided-by-fbi-2009-01-22.html

[Taverner]

1. Last minute Republican Paybacks

[AZ Criminal JD]

4. Obama is in charge of the FBI now

Check your calendar.

[Taverner]

5. Well yes, but those who are in it might be pulling what they can, last minute

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. If it were last minute, wouldn't they have done it earlier this week?

:shrug:

[Taverner]

10. You would have thought...

But again we are talking the Bush Admin...

[AZ Criminal JD]

13. So you are saying there is a rouge operation in the Justice Dept.?

That Obama can't control?

[blm]

2. Bushes NEVER forget and are extremely vengeful. Expect targets on any Dem who truly crossed them

like Dean and Kerry. I also expect Hagel will find some trouble coming his way. Poppy Bush has been ensnaring lawmakers using attractive business deals since his Nixon days. Anyone think he ever gave up that tactic?

[santamargarita]

8. So are we...

I want all of these goddamn GOP/Bush criminals in jail!

[KoKo]

15. Absolutely. While Murtha is far from "clean" with Defense Contracts...he's not

the only one. PAYBACK TIME! Bush/Cheney left "orders." They will be obeyed by the vengeful, as you say.

[hughee99]

3. Why now?

sure you can say all you want about political payback and such, but the way to go for the repukes would have been to break this just before the election. A scandal involving a Democrat AND, if I recall, Murtha had a serious challenger as well.

As I remember it, a few years ago (in Pennsylvania even) it was leaked during a campaign that one of the candidates was being investigated by the FBI for "unknown charges". Since the FBI doesn't comment on ongoing investigations, they wouldn't even confirm if there was an investigation or if the politician was involved (as a target or a witness or a "related figure"). I can't remember who it was, though. I think it was for a congressional seat.

[Ian David]

6. More loyal Bushies engaged in partisan witch hunts. n/t

[Abq_Sarah]

7. Since when

Is the investigation of defense contractors something to be pissed off about?

[KoKo]

16. See poster "blm" ...reply #2 on this thread, for an answer. n/t

[Desperadoe]

11. And the US Attorney for that district would be

Mary Beth Buchanan. Does that ring a bell?

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/paw/

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/paw/bio.html

[Desperadoe]

12. And the US Attorney for that district would be

Mary Beth Buchanan. Does that ring a bell?

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/paw/

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/paw/bio.html

[Psephos]

14. Good. If there's nothing to hide, then there won't be a problem under the Obama Justice Dept.

And if there is something to hide, drag it out into the sunlight.

That whole situation has smelled bad for years.