Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Alan Mollohan
By: Kevin Mooney
Examiner Staff Writer
August 26, 2009
WHO: Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act
WHAT: Mollohan received the following dirty money: Communications Workers of America (PAC), $2,500 in 2010 election cycle, $4,000 in 2008 election cycle and $7,500 in 2006 election cycle; Boilermakers Union (PAC), $5,000 in 2008 election cycle and $1,000 in 2006 election cycle; American Federation of Government Employees (PAC), $3,000 in 2010 election cycle, $2,500 in 2008 election cycle and $1,500 in 2006 election cycle; Service Employees International Union (PAC), $1,500 in 2006 election cycle; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC), $6,000 in 2008 election cycle and $10,000 in 2006 election cycle; and United Steelworkers of America (PAC), $5,000 in 2006 election cycle.
WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies such as embezzlement, falsifying official reports to government, mail fraud and conspiracy. CWA and AFGE each has had eight convictions. SEIU has had nine convictions and the Boilermakers have had 10. IBEW has had 14 members convicted. The amount of embezzled funds ranges from more than $5,000 to more than $100,000.
WHAT: PMA Group (PAC), $2,000 in 2008 election cycle and $3,000 in 2006 election cycle.
WHY IT’S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group’s employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org.
WILL MOLLOHAN GIVE IT BACK? Mollohan did not respond to The Examiner’s request for comment.
THE SCORE:
Number of Democrats who have given it back: 0
Number of Republicans who have given it back: 0
Gave donation to charity: Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., and Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas
YOUR TURN: You can reach Mollohan’s Washington, D.C., office at (202) 225-4172.
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Dirty Money is researched and written by Kevin Mooney of The Washington Examiner’s commentary staff
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