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dancingme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-13-06 08:54 PM
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Crazy Curt Weldon under investigation by Justice Dept
"WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is investigating whether Republican Rep. Curt Weldon of Pennsylvania traded his political influence for lucrative lobbying and consulting contracts for his daughter, according to sources with direct knowledge of the inquiry.

The FBI, which opened an investigation in recent months, has formally referred the matter to the department's Public Integrity Section for additional scrutiny. At issue are Weldon's efforts between 2002 and 2004 to aid two Russian companies and two Serbian brothers with ties to strongman Slobodan Milosevic, a federal law enforcement official said.

The Russian companies and a Serbian foundation run by the brothers' family each hired a firm co-owned by Weldon's daughter, Karen, for fees totaling nearly $1 million a year, public records show.

Karen Weldon was 28 and lacked consulting experience when she and Charles Sexton, a Weldon ally and longtime Republican leader in Delaware County, Pa., created the firm of Solutions North America Inc. in 2002. Both are registered with the Justice Department as representatives of foreign clients."

GO SESTAK!!

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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-13-06 10:39 PM
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1. Link here
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Jcrowley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-13-06 10:44 PM
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2. No creativity here
Solutions North America Inc.

Fuckin' got scandal written all over it from inception to cash out on name alone.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-13-06 11:06 PM
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3. The horror...how will he push for Able Danger & the Invisible Map?
behind bars :)
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