Bad News for Visclosky in PMA Plea

“In a move one election expert deemed ‘bad news’ for U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, the owner of a shuttered lobbying firm that once was the congressman’s top source of campaign cash source will plead guilty and cooperate in a federal probe, according to an Associated Press report.

“A person outside of the government who is familiar with the Justice Department investigation said Thursday that the once-prominent lobbyist, Paul Magliocchetti, will enter a plea Sept. 24 in federal court in Alexandria, Va.”

“More than a year ago, a federal grand jury subpoenaed documents from the office of Visclosky, D-Merrillville, from some of Visclosky’s employees and from the congressman’s campaign committees.”

Read more: (“Guilty Plea Expected in Visclosky-Tied Lobby Case,” The Times of Northwest Indiana, 09/17/2010)