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Visclosky hires lawyer as PMA heats up
04/07/09 07:42 AM ET
Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) has retained a prominent campaign finance law firm days after it was reported that federal law enforcement officials have been inquiring into his relationship with the now-defunct PMA Group.
A spokesman told The Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times that Visclosky has hired Perkins Cole law firm to assist the FEC compliance.
PMA was raided in November by the FBI under suspicion that the firm's chief, Paul Magliocchetti, may have been funneling money to members of Congress through friends and family members. PMA has given more money to Visclosky than any other member of Congress, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Visclosky chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water and is also a member of the defense subcommitee.
On Friday, the New York Times reported that prosecutors had been inquiring about the relationship between PMA and Visclosky.
Vislosky is one of only a few Democrats to support Rep. Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) call for an ethics investigation into the relationship between PMA and lawmakers.
A spokesman for Visclosky was not immediately available for comment.
A spokesman told The Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times that Visclosky has hired Perkins Cole law firm to assist the FEC compliance.
PMA was raided in November by the FBI under suspicion that the firm's chief, Paul Magliocchetti, may have been funneling money to members of Congress through friends and family members. PMA has given more money to Visclosky than any other member of Congress, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Visclosky chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water and is also a member of the defense subcommitee.
On Friday, the New York Times reported that prosecutors had been inquiring about the relationship between PMA and Visclosky.
Vislosky is one of only a few Democrats to support Rep. Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) call for an ethics investigation into the relationship between PMA and lawmakers.
A spokesman for Visclosky was not immediately available for comment.
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