If federal authorities are investigating U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode’s connections to a defense contractor implicated in a bribery and fraud scandal, they haven’t informed the congressman.

“At no time have I or, to my knowledge, any member of my staff been contacted by federal authorities,” Goode said in a written statement released Sunday.

“I do not have an attorney,” he said. “Since I have not done anything wrong, I see no reason to get one.”

The statement is the most detailed response the Rocky Mount Republican has made to date about the now defunct MZM Inc., his largest source of campaign contributions in recent years and a key player in one of the political corruption cases shrouding Capitol Hill.