Government prosecutors allege that Paul Magliocchetti, who founded the now defunct PMA Group, orchestrated a scheme to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions in an effort to enrich himself and his firm by increasing its influence and prestige in Washington.
Magliocchetti has been indicted on 11 counts: four counts of making illegal campaign contributions in the name of someone else; four counts of making illegal campaign contributions from a corporation; and three counts of causing federal campaigns to unwittingly make false statements, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
Magliocchetti is scheduled to appear in federal court in Alexandria, Va., this afternoon, according to the release.
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The PMA Group made significant campaign contributions to several veteran defense appropriators, including the late John Murtha (D-Pa.), a defense appropriations chairman.
It also contributed to the new chairman, Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), and committee members Reps. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.).
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