Frank Guinta's Supporters

by: Dean Barker

Mon Oct 03, 2011 at 05:52:14 AM EDT

A Bloomberg  investigation finds that Koch Industries -- a global empire run by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, prominent financial backers of conservative groups -- made "improper payments" to win business in other countries and "sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran, a country the U.S. identifies as a sponsor of global terrorism."

"Internal company documents show that the company made those sales through foreign subsidiaries, thwarting a U.S. trade ban. Koch Industries units have also rigged prices with competitors, lied to regulators and repeatedly run afoul of environmental regulations, resulting in five criminal convictions since 1999 in the U.S. and Canada."

Also, Koch funded Americans for Prosperity spent $74,417 on attacking Carol Shea-Porter.

In congress, on inauguration day, David Koch personally invited Frank Guinta to a private party.

For the 2012 cycle Koch industries has given Guinta $2500 so far.

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