WHO: Rep. John Carter, R-TX
WHAT: Carter received the following the dirty money: PMA Group $1,000 in 2008 election cycle.
WHY IT’S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group based in Washington D.C. that was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last year in an investigation of allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt practices involving earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group’s employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org.
WILL CARTER GIVE IT BACK: Carter’s press secretary John Stone told The Examiner: “It’s a relatively small amount. Returning the money is something that is under consideration.”
THE SCORE:
Number of Democrats who have given it back: 0
Number of Republicans who have given it back: 0
YOUR TURN: You can reach Rep. Carter’s Washington D.C. office at 202-225-3864.
Dirty Money is researched and written by Kevin Mooney of The Washington Examiner’s commentary staff.
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