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PMA Group Founder Indicted in Earmarks Scandal

By | 08.06.10 | 9:50 am

In the coda to yet another Washington ethics scandal, Paul Magliocchetti, founder of the once influential defense lobbying firm PMA Group, was indicted yesterday in federal court for making hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions.

PMA had ties to several senior members of the

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Anatomy of an Ethics Leak

By | 10.30.09 | 11:35 am

The news that “dozens” of House lawmakers are under scrutiny by ethics investigators — reported last night by The Washington Post — will likely stir a small storm in Washington, particularly on an otherwise quiet Friday when Congress is out of town.

Yet few details contained in the More…

House Democrat Wants to Use Campaign Funds to Pay Legal Bills

By | 04.20.09 | 5:50 pm

It’s not exactly what political campaign contributors have in mind when they write checks to lawmakers, but Rep. Pete Visclosky — one of three House Democrats linked most closely to the PMA Group, a former lobbying firm currently under federal investigation — is asking the Federal Election Commission for More…