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PA's top judge says colleagues snared in porn scandal will 'have to pay the piper'
philly.com ^ | 9-30-14 | Chris Brennan

Posted on 09/30/2014 7:34:16 AM PDT by FlJoePa

RON CASTILLE, the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, says any judges snared in the pornographic-email scandal unfolding in Harrisburg at the state Attorney General's Office will "have to pay the piper."

Castille, speaking yesterday on a conference call with reporters, said he has asked Attorney General Kathleen Kane - in a letter Thursday followed by a telephone call - for the names of any judges who sent or received the hard-core pornography. Castille also wants copies of the emails.

"I want to make sure that, if they are involved, they have to pay the piper," Castille said. "It's just sad for us as a branch of government if anyone is involved in this type of activity."

Castille said the emails, if judges exchanged them, could cause problems two ways under the state's Judicial Code of Conduct:

Using state computers to exchange the explicit emails would violate that code. A conflict of interest is also possible if a judge exchanged emails in private with a prosecutor who appeared in his court to argue cases.

"If you're emailing back and forth with the Attorney General's Office as a judge, it might show you have a conflict that will require you to recuse yourself from these cases," Castille explained.

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: corrupt; cultureofcorruption; hostileworkplace; idiots; pa; porn; pornification; sexualharrassment
More proof that PA leads the way in scumbag state employees. There can't even be a close second.
1 posted on 09/30/2014 7:34:16 AM PDT by FlJoePa
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To: FlJoePa

I beg to differ. Here in CT we got you beat. All the way down to dog catcher. I don’t trust or believe a single one.


2 posted on 09/30/2014 7:37:38 AM PDT by raybbr (Obamacare needs a death panel.)
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To: FlJoePa
PA's top judge says colleagues snared in porn scandal will 'have to pay the piper'

Here in PA this probably just means he's accepting bribes.

3 posted on 09/30/2014 7:43:43 AM PDT by LambSlave
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To: FlJoePa

One thing most of state employees have in common — they’re democrats.


4 posted on 09/30/2014 7:44:28 AM PDT by boycott
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To: LambSlave

And please notice he has requested copies of the emails... just to make sure they’re hardcore enough to warrant trouble, of course.

Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds?

Captain Renault: I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]

Croupier: Your winnings, sir.

Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much.

[aloud]

Captain Renault: Everybody out at once!


5 posted on 09/30/2014 7:48:23 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: boycott
"One thing most of state employees have in common — they’re democrats."

And that means whatever they have to pay, won't amount to much, the penalty is just a reminder to not get caught again, then again it is new for a democrat to face any penalty for getting caught.

6 posted on 09/30/2014 7:51:54 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: FlJoePa; GeronL; Slings and Arrows; wagglebee

What’s the big deal? It’s free speech, iddin it? < /sarc >


7 posted on 09/30/2014 7:58:36 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
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To: FlJoePa

translation: there is some corrupt Democrat Party bigwig out there with the power to squash this, and his name is Piper.


8 posted on 09/30/2014 8:07:30 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: boycott

How are they Dims when he’s a Republican as are all the top State officials?

Time to take out our own trash.


9 posted on 09/30/2014 8:36:37 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: FlJoePa

Oh yeah...well Ill match S FL scum against your PA scum any day!!!!!


10 posted on 09/30/2014 8:57:02 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: rrrod

PA has Sopranos scum while South Florida has more of the Scarface scum.


11 posted on 09/30/2014 9:08:47 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: rrrod

I live in South Florida. If you take out Miami-Dade county, FL can’t hold a candle to the corruption in PA.


12 posted on 09/30/2014 9:10:28 AM PDT by FlJoePa
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To: Buckeye McFrog

S.Fl. has the sleaziest scumbag RATS in the country and we will fight to hold on to that title!!!!!!


13 posted on 09/30/2014 9:11:51 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: rrrod

Ha! Says you.

We have Leland Yee...an anti-gunner accused of all things, trafficking arms in addition to conspiracy and corruption (demoncRAT resume enhancements)...

Nice try though!


14 posted on 09/30/2014 9:16:46 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: FlJoePa

Punishment for receiving inappropriate emails????


15 posted on 09/30/2014 10:43:35 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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