Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post
Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post
Air Force Project Being Probed Is Linked to Murtha
When an Air Force command in north Florida sought new battlefield technologies, Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) steered millions in federal dollars its way to hire defense contractors.
As prosecutors reveal new details of their criminal probe into the $8 million earmark that Murtha arranged for the Air Force project, one familiar player is never mentioned by authorities. Several of the companies had hired the lobbying firm of the lawmaker's brother, Robert C. "Kit" Murtha.
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