DCCC, Murtha Face Decisions on Funds Donated by Indicted Defense Contractor
November 12th, 2009 | by BGuzzardi | 
Kickback charges against a Coherent Systems International Corp. defense contractor are putting the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee under pressure to return $17,000 in campaign donations. (July 8 2009 The Hill). All are connected to Democratic Leftist John Murtha, chair of the House Defense Appropriations subcommittee. Note that Representative Joe Sestak received and returned money. Representative Murphy received contributions as did Republican Bill Shuster from midstate. John Murtha has directed millions to Coherent. “Coherent has been a client since 2004 of KSA Consulting, a Washington-based lobbying firm that once employed Murtha’s brother, Kit, and whose partners include Carmen Scialabba, a longtime former Murtha aide.” “Murphy requested a $2.4 million earmark in the 2009 spending bill for a research and development piece of the JUMPS program.”