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Firms Tied to Murtha Have Tr-bled Past - washingtonpost.com « Book now Bill Kuchera said in a 2000 interview. Kuchera also hired a high-powered lobbying firm, Ervin Technical Associates, whose chairman is longtime Murtha friend and former congressman Joseph M. McDade (R-Pa.). Kuchera employees and their spouses have donated more than $106,000 to Murtha's political action and campaign xf committees. =}, YS Emirates Complimentary fine wines aE Overy Seat. That's Economy Class WITACHHE Compranmise. The first mentorship contract -- $5 million in 1994 -- called for KDS and three other companies to produce missile and communication systems components for Hughes. Work volume grew each year. In 2002, Raytheon gave Kuchera a $41 million, five-year Navy contract to assemble surface search radar systems to spot ships, part of a Murtha-supported earmark. In 2006, Murtha announced that Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Coherent Systems and the Air Force would give Kuchera five contracts worth $7 million in just the first year. Much of the work was new to the company. Poy Cmirades. Keep discovering, "These contracts involve new programs for Kuchera, which further diversifies their work load across various programs," Murtha said in a statement. Last year, Murtha announced that Raytheon's missile division would give the company a $25.7 million contract to manufacture telemetry units for an air-to-air missile and $1 million for additional engineering and design work. Today, the company's long-term military contracts could be worth more than $100 million over the next decade. Defense investigators have asked Raytheon for Kuchera invoices, according to sources. Raytheon spokesman Anne Marie Squeo said in a statement that Raytheon is complying with all its requirements under federal contracting regulations. Last year, acting on tips from people with information about company operations, investigators began scrutinizing Kuchera's billing and whether federal funds had been used improperly, including for renovations and laptops. The investigators also are looking into invoices submitted by corporations run by Kuchera family members and friends, one source said. In the raid of the ranch, federal investigators confiscated nine guns, Bill Kuchera's rifles and shotguns. While the Defense Department had signed off on the executive controlling tens of millions of dollars in defense work, his felony conviction made it illegal for him to possess a firearm. On a recent visit, two scowling employees on an all-terrain vehicle zoomed out to the property perimeter to monitor reporters who stood outside the ranch fence to get a look inside.” <Back 1 2 More ways to share thie Article... Reddit Newsvine myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! From Our Partners Slate There's Got To Se a Better Way To Erotically Asphyxiate Yoursalf Why le RSS Still Such a Pain in thea RSS? A Few Last Beautiful Sentences From John Updike Want More Woman in Science? Hire More Female Science Profs. Googte’s Android Operating Syatem lan't Just for Phonea Anymore Lithwick on America’s Real Prison Prablern (Hint: Not Gitmo} Articles Tom Waits and Other Great Cultural Pelate Cleansers Why Does Sotomayor Owe $15,000 to Her Dentist? People who read this also read... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404556 2.... Page 2 of 3 Save Up To 75% On Cruises at Vacations To Go Get your complete credit history from all three major creatt agencies 3 Stocks to Help Rebuild Your Wealth-Click Here! Ads by Google 2009 Grant Applications Slart applying (or free money wih 1000's of Grant Appiications! www USAGrantApp.cations info 2009 Post Office Jobg Average stating pay $20 per hour. Apply today. Call 1-800-910- 9941 www postaibatteryexam com Federal Government Jobs The Federal Government is Hiring’ Search §0K Federal & State Jobs FederaiJobSearch com 6/8/2009