John Murtha

How A Defense Contractor Worked As John Murtha's Earmarking Front Company

Ryan J. Reilly | October 24, 2011, 11:35AM

The late Democratic Rep. John Murtha's Pennsylvania congressional office made most of the decisions about how a defense contractor that "acted solely as a pass-through entity" dished out money to law enforcement agencies in his district, according to a new DOJ Inspector General report.

DOJ investigators are questioning $3,335,583 in grants received by MountainTop Technologies Inc. between Sept. 2004 and Sept. 2006. They also note that MountainTop, which had close ties to Murtha, received $1,964,730 from a congressionally-mandated grant in Sept. 2008 after their audit was completed.

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Topics: FBI, John Murtha, Justice Department