Schmidt’s complaint stems from campaign literature in which Krikorian claimed she “has taken $30,000 in blood money from Turkish sponsored political action committees to deny the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children by the Ottoman Turkish government during World War I.”

via Turkey’s influence over lawmakers surfaces in Ohio hearing — Sunlight Foundation’s Real Time Investigations – Tracking Private Influences on Public Policy.

Also see:

Defense contractors join Turkish lobbying effort in pursuit of arms deals

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‘American Conservative’ mag’s description of interview with previously-gagged FBI whistleblower as ‘explosive’ may prove to be a gross understatement