Posted on 10/13/2006 4:12:42 PM PDT by dogbyte12
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.
Word of the inquiry, which has been closely held within the Justice Department and the FBI, comes from two individuals with specific knowledge of the existence of the investigation. They both declined to be identified because of the confidentiality of criminal investigations.
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Traficant also made the mistake in selection of toupees too ;)
I miss the old moonbat. He was entertaining.
And he was also a better conservative than about 98% of the so called conservatives with an "R" in front of their names.
"unreal. just unreal."
I have to agree with you. This is true dirty politics, Washington style. My guess is that two Democrats within the FBI peddled this story to "friendly" journalists.
In 2004, The Los Angeles Times published a lengthy report that described the meteoric rise of Solutions North America, the consulting firm set up by Karen Weldon and Sexton.
The Times tracked Weldon's parallel efforts on behalf of the firm's three foreign clients, quoting Weldon and his top aide as denying any impropriety.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a Democratic-leaning watchdog group, responded to the report by calling on the House ethics committee and Attorney General John Ashcroft to open investigations
BTW, my2cents how does one fight back against a hostile press that will twist every word to push their liberal agenda.
He doesnt need tinfoil , he is right spot-on.
George Bush's biggest mistake when he took office was allowing Clintonista's to stay on at CIA, FBI IRS and the State Department.
He has been catching this knife in the back ever since.
This Poster doesnt need tin foil, You need to wake up and smell the Roses.
CREW is involved?
I am shocked. Does that mean there is gambling going on here too?
You bypass them is how....you go directly to the American people.
"The Justice Department must be stopped before they destroy the GOP chances in 2006."
It's not the entire Justice Department, it's just two Demo leakers who are willing to shovel sh_t on Weldon.
We need to clone Ronald Reagan. We haven't had a "good communicator" since Reagan left office.
Well gee doggie, you are the one who posted the article.
Didn't you read the whole article or just posted what you wanted to be posted.
BTW and IIRC, one can post whole articles from McClatchey on FR.
CABAL ALERT!!!!! No Media about Dirty Harry Reid and The Democrat GAYS with Pages and yet we get this??/ Folks, we are at WAR with the DEMOCRATS!!! ALL REPUBLICANS will be INVESTIGATED and have to spend MILLIONS when even they are innocent....it's WAR!
I just exerpt naturally just in case.
I am a Curt Weldon fan. So this pisses me off. I was watching his talks on Able Danger very closely. He is being shut up.
Whoa! Hold on there MPJackal.
Let's not jump to conclusions just yet because of a politically timed leak. IF it is proven that Weldon broke ethics rules or the law, THEN let's clean house.
I agree with you about one thing: It does not look good because of Cunningham, Ney, Foley. Many Congressional Republicans are just as corrupt as Democrats. And, a lot of the Republicans problems in getting re-elected are of their own making.
But, this one might have a distinct smell attached to it and that smell just might be Sandy Burglars underwear.
Burglar stole documents from the National Archives. Weldon has been trying to find out what documents they were. Also, Weldon has been in the forefront of the Able Danger story. Able Danger, if we ever get the truth, more than likely will prove that the Klinton administration severely compromised our national security.
Is it possible the documents Burglar decided were toilet paper had something to do with this?
Let us just see how this plays out.
Is the timing bad. You bet. That means it was planned and orchestrated. Does this mean the charges are true? No. We will not know that until a full investigation.
"this is what john dean has been doing for past few months"
John Dean was a bagman. He procured and delivered large amounts of cash to the Watergate break-in defendants. He is only considered a saint by leftists because he delivered dirt on Nixon. Otherwise, they wouldn't stand the guy.
I am a Curt Weldon fan. So this pisses me off. I was watching his talks on Able Danger very closely. He is being shut up.
Then why did you "conviently" leave out that CREW is involved in this.
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