U.S. Raids Contractors Aided by Murtha

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Federal agents raided two small Pennsylvania defense contractors that were given millions of dollars in federal funding by Rep. John Murtha, chairman of the defense appropriations committee and one of the most powerful men in Congress.

Kuchera Industries and Kuchera Defense Systems shut down for the day after the raid by officers from the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and an Internal Revenue Service criminal unit.

In a statement Thursday night, the Pittsburgh U.S. attorney confirmed that offices in Windber, Johnstown and Summerhill were raided "as part of an ongoing investigation." A second federal official said that ties to lawmakers would be examined as part of the probe.

A spokesman for Mr. Murtha, Matthew Mazonkey, said, "We know nothing more than what we've read in the press today," referring to an initial report on the Web site of the Tribune-Democrat newspaper in Johnstown. Messages left last night for Kuchera executives weren't returned. ...

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Another Dem scandal in the offing? 

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Another Dem scandal in the offing? 

He was probably too cagey to give them his personal cell phone number, so their panicked calls during the raid probably won't lead directly to him...his contacts and payoff arrangements with them were no doubt through intermediaries or 'Clean' numbers.