Wednesday, May 6, 2009

This jackass should be in jail

The headquarters of Murtech, in a low-slung, bland building in a Glen Burnie business park, has its blinds drawn tight and few signs of life. On several days of visits, a handful of cars sit in the parking lot, and no trucks arrive at the 10 loading bays at the back of the building.

Yet last year, Murtech received $4 million in Pentagon work, all of it without competition, for a variety of warehousing and engineering services. With its long corridor of sparsely occupied offices and an unmanned reception area, Murtech's most striking feature is its owner -- Robert C. Murtha Jr., 49. He is the nephew of Rep. John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who has significant sway over the Defense Department's spending as chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.

Robert Murtha said he is not at liberty to discuss in detail what his company does, but for four years it has subsisted on defense contracts, according to records and interviews. More here:

Ah, it was probably just a coinkydink, right, Murtha? The FBI named him an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the ABSCAM prosecution but he wriggled free due to political maneuvering. Hey, maybe they'll get you this time, you piece of shit.

1 comment:

WOMBAT said...

It's just a coincidence. No pattern here. Nothing to see. Move along.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvzNj0Vobss

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