Visclosky Subpoenaed in PMA Lobby Probe

Peter Visclosky, a senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, confirmed Friday he had received subpoenas related to the federal investigation of PMA Group, a defunct defense lobbying firm.

Mr. Visclosky is the first member of Congress who has reported receiving a subpoena in the long-running investigation of PMA. The firm and its clients gave more than $2 million in campaign contributions to Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.), a member of the Appropriations Committee and chair of its subcommittee on defense.

Mr. Visclosky (D., Ind.) said federal law-enforcement officials had issued grand jury subpoenas to his congressional office and campaign committees, as well to some of his employees, seeking documents related to PMA.

Read more: (Naftali Bendavid and Susan Davis, “Lawmaker Subpoenaed in Lobby Probe,” The Wall Street Journal, 5/30/09)