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“ Yet last year, Murtech received $4 million in Pentagon work, all of it without competition, for a variety of warehousing and engineering services. With its long corridor of sparsely occupied offices and an unmanned reception area, Murtech’s most striking feature is its owner — Robert C. Murtha Jr., 49. He is the nephew of  Rep. John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who has significant sway over the Defense Department’s spending as chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.

Murtha’s Nephew Got Defense Contracts - washingtonpost.com

From Abscam to earmarks to the airport, to this, Murtha has been one of Washington’s most corrupt politicians, and that’s saying a lot.

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