(U.S. Rep. Katherine) Harris Got Illegal Donations

[OKNancy]

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Tampa Tribune
Harris Got Illegal Donations
Feb 25, 2006

http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBQ34QE3KE.html

TAMPA - A defense contractor who pleaded guilty Friday to bribing a California congressman told federal authorities he also funneled illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris of Longboat Key, who's running for the U.S. Senate.

The contractor, Mitchell Wade, former chief executive of MZM Inc. in California, pleaded guilty to paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham of California and receiving more than $150 million in Defense Department contracts in return.

He also pleaded guilty to making about $80,000 in illegal campaign contributions to two other Congress members - identifiable from court papers and election records as Harris and Rep. Virgil Goode of Virginia, both Republicans - in hopes of receiving federal appropriations.

The Harris contributions were made to her 2004 campaign for re-election to the House. At the time, MZM, its officers and its political action committee were Harris' largest single source of campaign funds.

[cascadiance]

1. Reps. Harris And Goode And The Wade Indictment

Sounds like Katherine Harris and Virgil Goode might have "the goods" on them now like Cunningham had earlier. Wade gets sentenced and story indicates that these two also received "illegal" campaign contributions as well.

February 24, 2006
Reps. Harris And Goode And The Wade Indictment

What Wade Did
The Plea Agreement

The defense contractor who bribed ex-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (D) says he directed $80K in illegal campaign contributions to two members of Congress. In exchange for the campaign cash, a staffer for one of the members inserted a $9M provision that benefited MZM into an approps bill.

From the indictment: "His solution was to have his employees and their spouses make contributions to these two campaigns under their own names, then reimburse them -- a technique, known as "straw contributions" that is a felony under federal election law when the straw contributions amount to over ten thousand dollars. ... All in all, he made 39 different "straw" contributions, with 19 different employees or spouses. In order to maximize the impact of these contributions, Wade personally handed a number of the campaign contributions, in the form of personal checks from employees and their spouses, to one of the representatives."

Who might those members be?

Well, a San Diego Union Tribune story from '05 suggests that Wade's employees were pressured to donate money to the campaigns of Cunningham, Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) and Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA).

Cunningham and Goode were on the defense appropriations subcommittee in '04; Harris was not. At FECINFO.com, we searched for all contributions given by MZM employees in '04.

...

[Dragon Turtle]

2. Why is there a D instead of an R after Cunningham?

[OKthatsIT]

8. Cunningham, and his whole lot, are Republican

[cascadiance]

60. Hmm... Looks like they corrected this on the original aritlcle now...

Didn't see that when I first cut and pasted the article chunks.

[Mithras61]

3. Can we get a link, please? (n/t)

[cascadiance]

54. Ouch, my bad... Here it is...

I was basically posting in both the Florida forum and this forum and neglected to put the link and had to run someplace else afterward, preventing the housekeeping...

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/02/reps_harris_and.html

The earlier Florida thread I started many months ago (June of last year) when the Cunningham scandal was brewing noted that Harris was in trouble then. This isn't a real new revelation, though the characterization of MZM's donations to her and Goode as being "illegal" is now new.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=145&topic_id=4766&mesg_id=4766

[stillcool]

4. I have a question about this....

and hoping somebody has an answer for me...I was under the impression that Wilkes the defense contractor had a bunch of paper companies. So, the contracts awarded to his companies were bogus...and that cash was just re-directed from the defense dept. to the RNC coffers. Can someone tell me if this is correct?...

[wolvergeek]

5. Fox News Omits Parts of AP Article

I know it's a shocker but I can't believe how fair and balanced Faux news is! For this story, they show Associated Press but deviate from the article by failing to tell you what party Cunningham belongs to and then state this:

"Wade, former president of defense contractor MZM Inc. in Washington, D.C., also acknowledged making nearly $80,000 in illegal campaign contributions in the names of MZM employees and their spouses to two other members of Congress, who were not identified."

But the real Associated Press article states:

"Wade, MZM's former president, also admitted making nearly $80,000 in illegal campaign contributions in the names of MZM employees and their spouses to two other members of Congress, identifiable from Federal Election Commission records as Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., and Rep. Katherine Harris, R-Fla."

Unbelievable and convenient to not disclose this info.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185949,00.html

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONGRESSMAN_BRIBERY_PLEA?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[meganmonkey]

62. Good catch

Welcome to DU! :toast:

[Toots]

46. A very good question as I heard the exact same thing

Probably heard it here on DU. It would seem like Big News if true but hasn't seemed to be picked up by MSM. Maybe it is just rumor. A lot of that goes on around here. I think it is deliberate to try and discredit
DU.

[drm604]

51. Some info in response to your question.

See Cannonfire's blog article about this: http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2005/12/wilkes-invisible-empire.html

Also see this DU thread, in particular post #86 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2291706#2293414

[stillcool]

57. Thanks for that....

I guess I'm curious about the legal proceedings...like when Walsh was the independent prosecutor for Iran/Contra...or Fitz with Plamegate...the charges and degree of scope of the investigation often leave so much of the story untold. I'm just wondering if that's what's going on here.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Virgil Goode

has long had the reputation of being squeaky clean. If he is in the wrong here, it is entirely out of character for him.

[dsewell]

7. Yes and no.

There's no hint whatsoever that Goode benefited personally. And he probably did not know the donations were illegal:

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834349820

But big questions can still be asked about the judgment he showed in writing MZM into an appropriations bill. Influence peddling on behalf of one's district isn't as morally repugnant as accepting personal bribes, but it can undermine effective government just as easily.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

64. Martinsville

has been body-slammed by all the mill closings. You can see why he'd try to get any firm he could to locate in his district.

[PhilipShore]

9. Tampa Tribune: U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris Got Illegal Donations

Tampa Tribune
Harris Got Illegal Donations
Feb 25, 2006

http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBQ34QE3KE.html

TAMPA - A defense contractor who pleaded guilty Friday to bribing a California congressman told federal authorities he also funneled illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris of Longboat Key, who's running for the U.S. Senate.

The contractor, Mitchell Wade, former chief executive of MZM Inc. in California, pleaded guilty to paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham of California and receiving more than $150 million in Defense Department contracts in return.

He also pleaded guilty to making about $80,000 in illegal campaign contributions to two other Congress members - identifiable from court papers and election records as Harris and Rep. Virgil Goode of Virginia, both Republicans - in hopes of receiving federal appropriations.

The Harris contributions were made to her 2004 campaign for re-election to the House. At the time, MZM, its officers and its political action committee were Harris' largest single source of campaign funds.

[TaleWgnDg]

10. Uuummmmm . . .

Katherine Harris IS illegal. Eh.

[CAG]

11. How else was she going to pay for all those facelifts and all of that

mascara???

Do you have no sympathy??

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. Don't fergit the new boobs

[DoYouEverWonder]

43. Hey, new boobs are expensive.

[katinmn]

58. Ok, just for that

you get this! http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/08/09.html

[oregonjen]

69. I just watched it. Could she have thrust those babies out more?

Good grief!

[PassingFair]

12. This is illegal?

This is just the way 'pukes do bidness!

Just ask 'em.

They will defend their corrupt practices with phrases like:

"Yup! I'm laughing all the way to the bank!"

"It's CAPITALISM!"

THEN, they will have the nerve to oppose affirmative action for
college bound kids.

Bootstraps MY ASS!

[havocmom]

18. It is if they get caught

Sounds like she got caught :evilgrin:

Say bub-bye to clown face girl

[Erika]

13. Dirty, dirty, dirty Republicans

Katherine Harris, a crook? She has been since 2000.

[PhilipShore]

15. Rep. Katherine Harris: Former Florida Secretary of State (2000 Election)

Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/katherine-harris

While she was Secretary of State, Harris presided over the contested Presidential election of 2000 in Florida. It was Harris who certified that the Republican candidate, George W. Bush, had carried the State of Florida, thus giving him the election over Al Gore. Her ruling was challenged, and was overturned on appeal by the Florida Supreme Court, but was upheld upon further appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. There were allegations of a conflict of interest since she was prominent in the Florida Bush campaign

[The Backlash Cometh]

16. Tampa Tribune? wow. That's a right-wing paper.

[Canuckistanian]

52. You think she was thrown to the sharks?

I think the Republican party is now officially done with her.

[President Jesus]

17. here's a list of contributors to her Senate campaign

http://www.newsmeat.com/campaign_contributions_to_politicians/donor_list.php?candidate_id=S6FL00178

[w13rd0]

19. Wow!

She comes packaged with some MASSIVE conflict of interest and vested concerns. Kind of sick that just a few extremists can personally bankroll a candidate into office, isn't it?

[Oilwellian]

20. Oh goody

Turncoat Goode is on the hot seat now. Although he's not my rep, he's close by and I despise him for leaving the Dems and turning Repub. Guess it wasn't as profitable to remain a Dem.

I've been working with the public integrity reporter of my local paper and sending him info I can find on Wade. He's already done a big piece on Goode's getting money from Wade and I'm sure will follow up with this latest bombshell. Thanks for posting.

[Trillo]

21. It's a Den of Thieves. (n/t)

[GRLMGC]

22. She must be their nominee

She must! It'd be hilarious. Why is she screwing this up? She needs to lose badly!

[LiberalHeart]

23. Contractor Pleads Guilty to Corruption (Katherine Harris)

Washington defense contractor Mitchell J. Wade admitted yesterday in federal court that he attempted to illegally influence Defense Department contracting officials and tried to curry favor with two House members, in addition to lavishing more than $1 million in cash, cars, a boat, antiques and other bribes on convicted Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.).

The new admissions, including details that identify Reps. Virgil H. Goode Jr. (R-Va.) and Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) as recipients of illegal campaign contributions, are contained in Wade's agreement to plead guilty to four criminal charges stemming from his role in the Cunningham probe. The congressman resigned after pleading guilty in November to taking $2.4 million in bribes from Wade and others in return for steering federal funds and contracts their way.

More...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/24/AR2006022401737.html

[wildbilln864]

24. Katherine Harris ?

Well now, that's rather pleasing.

[LiberalHeart]

25. Note 2 things the article says about Katherine...

No sign she knew the contributions were illegal ... but investigators aren't necessarily done with her. This could turn out to be something lovely.

[napi21]

26. OH PLEASE, let this be true! I want to see her squirm and then

slither under the rock she crawled from!

[BR_Parkway]

42. Rather see her turn state's evidence about the problems with voting - blow

the lid off that can of worms so we could get a little more honesty back in elections.

Maybe the prosecutor will work on her next

[WhiteTara]

27. Of course she knew. This is her

payoff. They all expect one. These people don't understand they are civil servants, not our lords and masters.

They are so arrogant that they don't even try to cover it up. Except for Rummy and the vampire Cheroff...like the Mafia of old, it is all by word of mouth for those evil demons.

[spag68]

28. K Harris

I must admit she is one of the slimiest, but wouldn't it be great if this touched Jeb.

[rhino47]

32. Hi Spag68 Welcome to DU!

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

[bushmeister0]

29. Pretty expensive for a lap dance!

I know someone who is an eyewitness to Kathrine Harris giving a lap dance to some old codger at one of the inaugural parties in 2001! Oooew!

[LiberalHeart]

30. Help! How do I wipe that image from my mind?

The thought of Harris doing a lap dance is just too awful, especially since I'm about to turn in for the night. Nightmares ahead.

[sakabatou]

31. One more sign that she has sold her soul

If she ever had one.

[Gato Moteado]

33. culture of corruption

keep hammering them over the head with that

[LiberalHeart]

34. Yep, ITCS (It's The Corruption Stupid)

Abramoff, Tom Noe, and now this. Oh, and Plame. It's a yummy time for progessives/liberals.

[ClayZ]

35. Whoo hooo hoooo !

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Judi Lynn]

36. We've really seen enough Katherine Harris.

Published - February, 24, 2006
Katherine Harris claims no wrongdoing
LARRY WHEELER
Gannett News Service

WASHINGTON - Florida U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris was forced again Friday to distance herself from a bribery scandal that already cost one former congressman his job.

The Republican congresswoman who represents Sarasota, claimed she was guilty of no wrongdoing in accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from employees and managers of MZM Inc., a defense contractor.
(snip)

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060224/NEWS01/60224003

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Harris says she tried to return money
By Larry Wheeler
DEMOCRAT WASHINGTON BUREAU


WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris was forced again today to distance herself from a bribery scandal that already cost one former congressman his job.

The Republican congresswoman who represents the Sarasota, Fla., area previously had claimed she was guilty of no wrongdoing in accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from employees and managers of MZM Inc., a defense contractor.
(snip)

''This case demonstrates the perils of a process in which candidates are sometimes asked to determine the intent of a contributor," Harris said in a statement released by her congressional office.

Harris' campaign attempted to return the campaign contributions to MZM employees but never received a response, the release said.
(snip)

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060224/BREAKINGNEWS/602240369

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

37. Tried to return it, LOL.. "I called, and got voice mail. Didn't want to

leave a message. Oh well!" :rofl:

[Arkansas Granny]

55. She apparently decided to give the money to charity. Look

what some freeper thinks of that idea:

To: All
There is so much money flying about that it is inevitable that dirty money will get into the coffers of even those who intend no wrongdoing.

But the problem I do have in this story is Habitat for Humanity. Why not the NRA Gun Safety courses, or church sponsored charities or perhaps museums dedicated to elevation of conservative themes like combat art or chronicles of the history of rifles in America? When the money goes to charity, carefully ensure the recipients are not left leaning. Gut them. Send the money to rightward leaning charities.



36 posted on 02/25/2006 9:02:27 AM PST by Owen

Go figure. :shrug:

[BrotherBuzz]

56. Christ on a stick, in a parallel universe that would read like satire....

Bob Boudelang must be channeling through Owen.

[tenshi816]

63. Jeebus.

WTF is "combat art"? And you've gotta wonder how many people really care about the history of rifles in America, don't you? Also, I'm continually amazed at how many people who are obsessed with combat and guns aren't in Iraq.

I also like the "end the money to rightward leaning charities" part. I thought right-wingers believe charity is for sissies - people are supposed to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, aren't they? It's what they're always telling us. Real rightward thinking people would just say "we don't need no stinking charity". Wouldn't they?

[unhappycamper]

39. Nice pics of KH, but here's a better one:

[Judi Lynn]

48. That's a GREAT one, unhappycamper. It catches you offguard the first time.

Excellent. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[unhappycamper]

50. That gif was created by DUer dxstone.

That site is temporarily offline, but feel free to steal the gif & use it when needed.

[PretzelzRule]

38. Here's my "surprised" face:

:|

[Jeanette in FL]

40. She is supposed to be coming to my town this morning to discuss

"Her faith-based initiatives". She will be in Palatka Florida this morning at 9:30am, I will be there with bells on. I wonder if she will cancel, since this is just breaking today. I can't wait, it feels like Christmas.

[xchrom]

41. corruption? it's how republicans do business

and run the government.

[GOPNotForMe]

44. Aw, this must be such a buzz kill for Kathy.

I love it!

[soup]

45. but.. but.. but.. she didn't know.

Harris unknowingly got illegal donations

Prosecutors say the Florida congresswoman didn't know a contractor, now convicted, arranged 16 tainted checks totaling $32,000 from individuals.

By Associated Press
Published February 25, 2006

WASHINGTON - A defense contractor admitted Friday he paid a California congressman more than $1-million in bribes and also acknowledged making illegal campaign contributions to two other members of Congress, one being Rep. Katherine Harris, R-Sarasota.>snip<

Harris got $10,000 from the MZM political action committee, and another $32,000 from MZM employees, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign money. The $32,000 came in 16 checks for $2,000 each - 14 of them written on March 23, 2004.

Harris said she contacted those contributors and asked if any wanted their money returned, and none responded.
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/02/25/State/Harris_unknowingly_go.shtml

and in other news:

Poll: Sen. Nelson still far ahead
By Associated Press
Published February 25, 2006

TALLAHASSEE - Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson still remains far ahead of likely Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, according to a poll released Friday.

Nelson was favored by 53 percent of respondents, compared with 31 for Harris, according to the Quinnipiac University poll. The numbers were in the same range as polls the school conducted in November (55-31 percent) and August (57-33).
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/02/25/State/Poll__Sen_Nelson_stil.shtml

--

Nelson isn't exactly my cup of tea, but, Oh, how I want to see that woman TROUNCED.

[Orsino]

47. She probably didn't know.

Republicans these days are too busy shoveling the cash to count it, or to note whether the blood on it is fresh--and Ms. Harris would be the last one to raise any ethical questions, even if she had the competence and imagination to do so.

[truthisfreedom]

49. new phrase... republican sinkhole.

that's what this is.

[Shelor]

53. Nelson is a lock to win now.

[PhilipShore]

59. TIME: Would Justice Clean the House?

TIME
Would Justice Clean the House?
If Congress doesn't start policing itself more seriously, federal prosecutors say they might step in

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1167705,...

The Justice Department has a message for Congress: clean up your house or else we may have to do it for you. A senior federal law enforcement official told TIME that the paralyzed and often lax House ethics committee has created a vacuum that prosecutors won't hesitate to fill. The House’s internal mechanism for keeping corruption in check is “broken,” says the official.

But with the House ethics committee stalled for so long, new pressure on House members to jump start their internal ethics oversight comes in the form of widening justice probes into their behavior.
Wade, former CEO of defense contractor MZM, pleaded guilty to bribing Cunningham and told investigators about how he reimbursed employees who gave to the campaigns of influential representatives. Records released in the Wade plea suggest the House Members are GOP Reps. Katherine Harris of Florida and Virgil Goode of Virginia. Harris released a statement Friday calling the revelations in the Wade plea “an unfortunate reality…. I am confident justice will prevail and the guilty parties will be properly punished." Harris said she had attempted to refund the donations after press accounts first called them into question some time ago, before “voluntarily deciding to donate the full amount of these funds to charity.” Goode issued a statement on Friday saying he had donated all MZM-related campaign contributions to charity. Goode could not be reached for comment—but seems to acknowledge he'd been tight with Wade by calling him “Mitch” in the statement, which appears to be on official House letterhead instead of the campaign stationery that’s normally used for fundraising matters.

[cosmicdot]

61. at least Virgil now has (R) next to his name instead of (D)

the culture of corruption was more appealing, I suppose ... the GOP 'wooed' him over by promising him a seat on the Appropriations Committee ... and, there he sits ... then, the lobbyists take it from there ... guess good ol'boys just can't help themselves ... he wasn't born yesterday ...

... he holds stock in Altria (Phillip Morris), SunTrust, VANGUARD (Alito's name comes to mind), several Banks, AT&T, Lucent, Exxon, Coca-Cola, Corning, RJ Reynolds, Ford, El Paso ... but, he sold his Barrick Gold stock ...
http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/pfd2004/N00002167_2004.pdf

"... in April of 2003, Virgil Goode became the very second federal candidate to benefit from Mr. Wade’s largesse. But he did much better than that in total. MZM employees, apparently having taken a shine to Rep. Goode..." "... MZM only gave out $143k in all of 2004, meaning that Rep. Goode received a stunning 33.8% of all of the donations given by the company’s employees in all of 2003-04 ... http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/06/goode-scandal/

VIRGIL H. GOODE JR. (R-VA) 2004
Top Contributors
1 MZM Inc $39,551
2 McDermott International $12,750
3 Northrop Grumman $11,000

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00002167&cycle=2004

in 2002, his top 3 Contributors were:

Top Contributors
2002 RACE: VIRGINIA DISTRICT 5

National Auto Dealers Assn $10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $7,500
Northrop Grumman $7,000

http://www.opensecrets.org/races/contrib.asp?ID=VA05&cycle=2002&special=N


~snip~ "Of course, $11,000.00 may seem like chump change to a bigwig politician like Virgil Goode. But it’s important to note that these are only the PAC contributions. Thanks to the FEC, we also know of the following contributions from MZM employees and spouses to Goode:

BAKER, DANIEL F., 03/26/2003, $250.00, MZM INC./SENIOR EXEC. VICE-PRESIDENT
BOYES, SANDRA, 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./VP FOR ANALYTICAL SUPPORT
BRAGG, FRANK B. JR., 03/26/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./SPECIAL ASST. TO THE PRES.
BRAGG, CYNDY, 03/26/2003, $2000.00, MARRIED TO FRANK BRAGG, JR.
COFER, JONATHAN H. BRIG. GEN, 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./SR. EXEC. VP
COFER, JONATHAN H. BRIG. GEN, 03/31/2004, $500.00, MZM INC./SR. EXEC. VP
FORSYTHE-NEWELL, SHANE, 04/07/2003, $201.00, MZM INC./PROGRAM MANAGER
GEIDE, KENNETH M., 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./CONSULTANT
GREEN, WARD W., 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HOGAN, SUSAN V., 03/31/2004, $500.00, MZM INC./SR. EXEC. V.P.
HOLMES, DAVID P., 03/26/2003, $250.00, MZM INC./ATTORNEY
KING, JAMES C. LT. GEN., 03/26/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./EXECUTIVE
KING, JAMES C. LT. GEN., 03/26/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./EXECUTIVE
KING, JENEANE C., 03/26/2003, $2000.00, MARRIED TO JAMES KING
KING, JENEANE C., 03/26/2003, $2000.00, MARRIED TO JAMES KING
KINSELLA, THOMAS P., 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./VP SYSTEM ENGINEERING
MILLER, FRANK R. MR., 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./EXEC. VP COUNTERINTEL
PEETERSE, GEORGE A., 03/26/2003, $250.00, MZM INC./VICE-PRESIDENT
PETERSON, LINDSAY D., 03/26/2003, $300.00, MZM INC./COMMUNICATIONS
PEZE, RICHARD., 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
ROSCHE, CHRISTOPHER F., 03/26/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP
RUBIN, SCOTT M., 03/26/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./PROGRAM MANAGER
SABOL, SHERRY, 04/07/2003, $500.00, MZM INC./ATTORNEY
SHENOUDA, SAMER, 04/07/2003, $250.00, MZM INC./VICE-PRESIDENT
TAYLOR, JAMES M., 03/26/2003, $300.00, MZM INC./SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP
VISOKAY, STEPHEN, 03/26/2003, $250.00, MZM INC./VICE-PRESIDENT TECHNICAL
WADE, CHRISTIANE, 04/07/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./V.P. OF FINANCE
WADE, CHRISTIANE, 04/07/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./V.P. OF FINANCE
WADE, MITCHELL J., 09/30/2002, 250.00, MZM INC./PRESIDENT
WADE, MITCHELL J., 04/07/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./PRESIDENT
WADE, MITCHELL J., 04/07/2003, $2000.00, MZM INC./PRESIDENT


That’s $29,851.00 from MZM employees and staffers. Add in the PAC contributions and you’ve got $40,851.00, which is not chump change in a rural Virginia House race.

Goode continues to receive MZM funds. As a matter of fact, here’s the COMPLETE LIST of individuals giving to Virgil Goode’s campaign in 2005 so far:

BAKER, DANIEL F., 03/02/2005, $1000.00, MZM INC./SENIOR EXEC. VP
BERGLUND, RICHARD A. LT. COL RET., 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./MANAGER
BERGLUND, ROBIN, 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MARRIED TO RICHARD BERGLUND
BLAHM, CHRIS A, 03/02/2005, $1000.00, MZM INC./MANAGEMENT
BLAHM, SANDRA L., 03/11/2005, 1000.00, MZM INC./EXEC. VICE-PRESIDENT
BRAGG, CYNTHIA S., 03/04/2005, $2000.00 MARRIED TO FRANK BRAGG
BRAGG, FRANK B., 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
CAIN, AMY, 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./PROGRAM MANAGER
CAPRA, ANTHONY, 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./MANAGER
CAPRA, SHARON, 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MARRIED TO ANTHONY CAPRA
CARTER, CLARENCE ALLEN, 03/02/2005, $500.00, MZM INC./SECURITY MANAGER
CAWMAN, JAMES W., 03/02/2005, $375.00, MZM INC./SENIOR ANALYST
FLOWERS, JANE T., 03/04/2005, $2000.00, HOMEMAKER
FLOWERS, JONATHAN D., 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./EXEC. VP
GANIS, RALPH P., 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./ANALYST
GROGAN, DAVID P., 03/11/2005, $1000.00, MZM INC./SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
HARRELL, DONNA J., 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MARRIED TO ROBERT HARRELL
HARRELL, ROBERT A., 03/02/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVLP
JAMES, JOSEPH R. JR., 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./BUSINESS MANAGER
JAMES, MAY I., 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MARRIED TO JOSEPH JAMES
KING, JAMES C. LT. GEN., 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./SR. EXEC. V.P. FOR NAT. S.
KING, JENEANE C, 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MARRIED TO JAMES KING
PUCKETT, PATRICK G., 03/04/2005, $250.00, MZM INC./ANALYST
RUBIN, HARVEY N., 03/04/2005, $500.00, MZM INC./EXECUTIVE
SHAFFER, MATTHEW B., 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./IT DIRECTOR
SWINFORD, ROGER A., 03/05/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./VICE PRESIDENT
WADE, CHRISTIANE, 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./V.P. OF FINANCE
WADE, GREGORY V., 03/04/2005 $2000.00, MZM INC./PROGRAM MANAGER
WADE, MITCHELL J., 03/04/2005, $2000.00, MZM INC./PRESIDENT
WALSH, GERARD M., 03/04/2005, $1000.00, MZM INC./CONSULTANT

Yes, that’s right: every single individual contribution to Virgil Goode thus far in 2005 (through the 1st quarter) has been from an employee of MZM or a spouse of an employee of MZM. The 2005 contributions sum up to $46,625.00.

That makes a grand total of $87,476.00 to Virgil Goode from MZM. Thanks to Virgil Goode’s intervention, MZM received a total of $627,000 in government incentives packages." ~snip~

http://www.irregulartimes.com/mzmgoode.html





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Goode

[UpInArms]

65. (Katherine) Harris (R-FL), (Virgil)Goode (R-V) surface in Cunningham case

http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=16512

WASHINGTON: A defense contractor at the center of the case involving former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., has pleaded guilty to corruption charges.

Among them are trying to bribe other members of Congress as well as Defense Department employees he wanted to steer business his way.

The Washington Post reports Mitchell J. Wade, head of MZM Inc., pleaded guilty to giving Cunningham more than $1 million in various expensive items, among other bribes.

<snip>

The Post has identified the two as Republican House members, Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. of Virginia and former Florida Secretary of State and 2000 state Bush campaign chairwoman, Rep. Katherine Harris.

...more at link...

and

Scandal touches Goode

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&%09s=1045855935264&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834362662&path=!news!politics

excerpt:

He was identified in court papers last week as "Representative A" who got $46,000 in illegal campaign donations from a defense contractor trying to curry his favor.

Mitchell Wade, former president of MZM Inc., made a surprise guilty plea Friday to election fraud for giving illegal donations to two unnamed House members. They were identifiable as Goode and Rep. Katherine Harris, R-Fla.

"Wade personally handed a number of those checks to each representative, followed by the inevitable request that that representative seek appropriations funding that would benefit MZM," said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein of the District of Columbia.

In 2003, Goode successfully supported a $3.6 million "earmark," or appropriation for a lawmaker's pet project, that went to MZM in Martinsville. Goode said in a statement last week he was "shocked and amazed" by "Mitch" Wade's plea agreement and hadn't known of illegal donations to his campaign.

...more...

[lovuian]

66. Katherine Harris and Goode the ones who help steal the

2000 election for Bush all paid mightily!!!

[Bozita]

67. "doin' bidness" -- Isn't that what Repugs call it?

slimy bastards

[SquireJons]

68. Oh, this is good news

Goode is a fucking taint, and I mean that literally. Harris, on the other hand can only dream of being the anatomical part of the body between the scrotum and the anus; she's what comes out of the anus.

I hope they rot in jail for the rest of their lives.