Murtha-Linked Company Raided by FBI

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  January 22nd at 04:56 PM  | 

Some of Jack Murtha’s staunchest supporters — at least since a former staffer of his joined the company — have been raided by the FBI: Federal agents raided the Kuchera Companies in Windber, which include Kuchera Industries and Kuchera Defense Systems. The entrance of the building was blocked by state and federal authorities. One by one, Kuchera employees drove off the property. People who were | Read More »

Rangel’s Ethics Filings Full of Holes

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  September 15th at 08:21 AM  | 

Roll Call ($) reports that House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel’s ethics filings omit critical details about a number of his deals: In June 2007, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) reported that he had sold a condominium in Sunny Isles, Fla., for between $250,001 and $500,000. In December, he filed an amendment reporting the transaction again, this time with no value. In May, Rangel reported | Read More »