EXCLUSIVE: Murtha, Moran steer millions to defense firm - Washington Times »
Posted By gbudavid 2 months, 1 week ago in Political NewsWorking with two of the most powerful members of a House subcommittee that controls Pentagon spending, the company also hired lobbying firms that employed former top aides of both the Democratic lawmakers and Mr. Murtha's brother. Company executives and their lobbyists donated thousands of dollars to the two congressmen.
Soon, money flowed the other way.
Between 2003 and 2009, the two congressmen helped deliver $12 million to MobilVox -- which had expanded operations to the lawmakers' districts -- a move derided as "pay-to-play" business by some ethics watchdogs.
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