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Corbett announces another grand jury on public corruption
Written by Rick Schenker
Monday, 20 April 2009 15:36
Attorney General, Tom Corbett announced another grand jury will be seated in Pittsburgh to focus on…YOU GUESSED IT… public corruption and organized crime. This time it seems like he might also take on the gambling industry. Hmm, I wonder if somehow legislators are taking illegal contributions from the gaming industry?
More Corruption: Records show top democrat knew of staff misdeeds
Written by Rick Schenker
Monday, 06 April 2009 15:51
According to this article on Monday, April 06, 2009, records turned over to a defendant in the Bongusgate case appear to paint a different picture of the onetime House Democratic leader, who has not been charged in the ongoing investigation. Documents show that in 2006, Rep. DeWeese’s campaign tapped a state-paid computer consultant — a key figure in the Bonusgate probe — to perform a long list of political tasks.
This Wall Street Journal article is more about pay to play politics in PA. Maybe this is why some are referring to Pennsylvania as one of the most corrupt state governments in America. Here is the timeline from the article.
