Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press
SEATTLE — An FBI probe of a major lobbyist may extend to campaign donations to at least two lawmakers from Washington state, including the North Olympic Peninsula’s congressman..
The Seattle Times reported that PMA Group was a big donor to the political campaigns of Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Freeland.
Each reportedly received thousands of dollars from a wine steward, or sommelier, and a golf club employee who were identified as PMA officials on campaign finance reports.
Murray says she has donated $3,500 of her PMA-related contributions to Food Lifeline. Dicks aides say he’ll decide what to do with the money he received wait after the FBI deetermines whether there was any criminal wrongdoing.
PMA was founded by a former aide to Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. The lobbying firm’s office was raided by the FBI in November.
