Noose Tightens Around Curt Weldon: Aide Copps Plead

It should be noted that Caso was Weldon's chief of staff, so the ties here are pretty solid.

Former congressman Curt Weldon's chief of staff has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges for allegedly helping a consulting firm championed by Weldon obtain federal funds and for concealing money the firm paid his wife, according to court papers filed yesterday.

Russell James Caso Jr. and a top official at the unnamed nonprofit consulting firm met repeatedly with Weldon to seek the Pennsylvania Republican's help in obtaining federal funds for the organization's defense projects, according to the court papers.

The ways things work, they got the plea, and now he has to roll on someone else. FWIW, Weldon is identified as "Representative A" in the document.