There are new developments on how PMA Group allegedly got $300 million for clients. The story notes that almost $2 million in contributions were made from PMA Group’s PAC and the firm’s employees. It appears now that Murtha, who managed the 2008 defense spending bill, used the now defunct lobbying firm PMA to facilitate hundreds […]
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“The Next Abramoff Scandal?”
That’s the question ABC News is asking here, describing the PMA Group controversy and contributions to Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Lofgren and others. During the 2008 election cycle, the firm was the top source of cash for 14 House Democratic lawmakers, according to an analysis of campaign finance reports by the nonprofit Taxpayers for […]
Stevens Prosecution Team Replaced
The Politico has the news that the prosecution team in the Stevens case has been replaced. This comes after Judge Emmet Sullivan, who presided over the Stevens trial and continues to preside over post-conviction fights over the legitimacy of those proceedings, ruled that four DOJ lawyers, including Brenda Morris, chief prosecutor in the Stevens’ case, […]