Akkam’s Razor

CNN has confirmed (via Rawstory) that there is an ongoing investigation into Curt Weldon's abuse of his influence in order to secure his daughter lobbying contracts.

Oh, and what's this about Weldon and intelligence fabrication, and a possible link to Iranian WMDs and justification for our next war?

And the last bit of Weldon wonder - Weldon, his daughter, ANOTHER company his daughter (and Delco GOP power broker Charlie Sexton) does business with, and some interactions with them and Weldon.

From Wikipedia about Itera Group LTD:

In March 2002, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency killed a $868,000 grant to Itera as questions were raised about its legitimacy. In May, Representative Curt Weldon led a congressional delegation to Russia and visited Itera. Upon his return he supported Itera; in the beginning of September Itera paid the expenses for a Weldon trip to NYC. The next week Itera told Karen Weldon, Curt's daughter, it would sign a contract with her newly-formed lobbying firm, Solutions North America, Inc. On September 24, Curt Weldon co-hosted an event at the Library of Congress honoring Itera's chairman. On September 26, Weldon gave a floor speech praising Itera. On September 30, SNA received a a $500,000 annual contract with Itera, with $170,000 up front. In November, Itera paid for Karen to join Rep. Weldon on a trip to Eastern Europe and Russia. In January 2003, Itera opened U.S. offices in Jacksonville, Fl., paying for Rep. Weldon to attend the opening.

There's more along the same vein via Suzy from Suburban Guerilla.

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