Visclosky’s Offices, Employees Subpoenaed in Federal Probe

Federal investigators have subpoenaed Rep. Peter Visclosky’s (D-Ind.) offices and certain employees as part of a grand jury probe of the lawmaker’s ties to a now-defunct lobbying firm, the lawmaker said in a statement Friday.

“It is my intention to fully cooperate with the investigation consistent with my constitutional obligations to Congress and my duties and responsibilities to my constituents,” Visclosky said.

The development is the first to tie the investigation of the PMA Group to a Member of Congress. Visclosky told the Chesterton Tribune that subpoenas were served in the first week of May to his campaign committee and his leadership political action committee, Calumet PAC, and that his offices in Washington, D.C., and Merrillville, Ind., were served this week.

Read more: (Tory Newmyer, “Visclosky’s Offices and Employees Subpoenaed in Federal Probe,” Roll Call, 5/29/09)