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Monday, January 11, 2010

Ackerman hosted meeting for firm in which he invested

JTA
A leading pro-Israel congressman hosted a business meeting in his offices between Israeli officials and a defense contractor in which he profitably invested.

Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Middle East subcommittee, told the New York Daily News, which published the revelation Monday, that he did not profit in any way from the meeting between Alan Magerman, the founder of Xenonics, and two Israeli officials.

.....Business meetings benefiting involved lawmakers are banned under congressional rules.... Full story