Yet Another Forged Letter Sent to Congress on Behalf of ACCCE

This entry was posted by Josh Thursday, 10 September, 2009

Washington Post:

Congressional investigators today said they have turned up a 14th forged letter that was sent to a Congressional office criticizing the House’s climate change bill, this one appearing to come from an American Legion post in Rocky Mount, Va.The letter, sent to the office of Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), asks Perriello to “make sure the Waxman-Markey bill includes provisions to promote American energy independence, while protecting already cash-strapped constituents from increases in electricity prices.” It concludes, “Thank you for listening to concerns of vets in your district.”

But the letter actually appears to have been faked by a Washington lobbying firm working for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, a Congressional spokesman said today. The lobbying firm, Bonner and Associates, has conceded that an employee forged letters to three Congressional offices, including Perriello’s, in the run-up to a vote on the climate bill. That employee has been fired, the firm said.

Here is the letter:


Letter 14

In case you haven’t been following this story, here is some background information:
At Least 3 Members of Congress Received Fraudulent Letters Paid for by Coal Companies
Markey Sends Letter to Clean Coal Coalition on Forged Letters
Five New Forged Letters Revealed in Anti Climate Bill Fraud Case
Bonner and Associates Accuses Temp Employee of Setting Them Up
Bonner Talking Points Instructed Employees to Lie to Generate Letters to Congress