Wired's Sharon Weinberger has her teeth in the former congressman's hide, continuing her series of reports on his post-Congress business deals.
"In 2005, Defense Solutions, the Pennsylvania-based arms dealer that employs former Congressman Curt Weldon, got itself a contract to refurbish Soviet-era T-72 tanks for the Iraqi government," Weinberger reported today. "But the deal, for decades-old equipment, included terms so lopsided, they likely would have been illegal under U.S. law."
The company signed the deal with Ziad Cattan, the man the United States chose to oversee Iraq's defense procurement, signed the contract. As the LA Times reported, Cattan has since been accused of massive corruption, much it involving no-bid contracts for Soviet-era equipment.
Weldon has declined to comment, writes Weinberger, senior reporter for Wired's Danger Room web site. She also said Defense Solutions had yet to respond to her e-mailed request for comment.
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