PMA-Kuchera Earmarks Contributions and Lots of Questions
November 14th, 2009 | by BGuzzardi |
Kuchera Defense Systems is part of Democratic Leftist John Murtha’s PMA Earmarking Network. Note that Kuchera Defense Industries was, subsequently, re-instated.
Journalist Gary Weckselblatt of Bucks County Courier Times reports June 13, 2009:
“The owners of a major defense contractor who donated money to Congressman Patrick Murphy have been blocked from doing business with the Navy amid allegations of fraud.
Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., a family-run business from western Pennsylvania, supported Murphy with $9,200 in donations to his campaign.
Details of the suspension surfaced Friday as Rep. Pete Visclosky of Indiana was subpoenaed in a Justice Department criminal investigation involving a Washington-area lobbying firm that was Murphy’s second largest contributor during his reelection campaign.
The federal grand jury subpoenaed records relating to the PMA Group from Visclosky’s congressional office, his campaign committees and from some of Visclosky’s employees. In recent months, FBI agents have raided both PMA and Kuchera. “