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Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski charged in political corruption case, says he won't step down
The Morning Call ^
| 7/25/17
| Emily Opilo
Posted on 07/25/2017 8:48:12 PM PDT by barmag25
Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who is running for a fourth term leading Pennsylvanias third-largest city, has been charged in federal court in a pay-to-play scheme, his lawyer said.
The charges were filed Tuesday but sealed, said Jack McMahon, Pawlowskis attorney, adding that they will be made public Wednesday morning. It is the culmination of a lengthy investigation that came to light with an FBI raid on Allentown City Hall on July 2, 2015, and has since cast a pall over the city at a critical time in its revitalization.
TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allentown; bettercorruption; corruption; democrats; pawlowski; pennsylvania; rats
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posted on
07/25/2017 8:48:13 PM PDT
by
barmag25
To: barmag25
At the height of the fervor against the mayor, Allentown City Council unanimously passed a resolution of no-confidence in the mayor in January 2016, calling for him to step aside. But in May, Pawlowski won the Democratic nomination for a fourth term in office by taking a comfortable lead in a crowded field of candidates.Found it! Party affiliation was mentioned 80% of the way down the page.
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posted on
07/25/2017 8:53:17 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(DinosorosExtinction)
To: rfp1234
Yup. In the 21st paragraph.
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posted on
07/25/2017 8:58:43 PM PDT
by
brewcrew1965
(Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
To: rfp1234
You are correct. Democrat was not mentioned until nearly the end. However, with soooooo many pleading guilty in the 4 year investigation, “intuition” kicked in. He’s not even denying it, just saying he doesn’t know what it is all about? Let’s see how his constituents deal with this.
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posted on
07/25/2017 9:03:04 PM PDT
by
Dapper 26
To: barmag25
Let’s see:
Mayor of a large city, guaranteed to be a RAT, totally corrupt, goes without saying.
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posted on
07/25/2017 9:14:28 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(RATs and RINOs...same thing)
To: barmag25
Allentown...
I’ll use this as an excuse to provide a Youtube link to Billy Joel’s song “Allentown”. The person who put there included some great images.
If you come from a rust-belt town like I did, and if you you once worked in a steel mill like I once did, you’ll know that this song hits the nail right on the head. Not a single word is out of place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4qzwmeXNQA
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posted on
07/25/2017 9:21:21 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: barmag25
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posted on
07/25/2017 9:22:23 PM PDT
by
Vlad The Inhaler
(We were Trumpin' before Trumpin' was cool.....)
To: barmag25
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posted on
07/25/2017 9:28:33 PM PDT
by
TBP
(0bama lies, Granny dies.)
To: barmag25
Erie used to be the third biggest town in Pa. Not any more. This is bad news for Erie.
To: barmag25
Democrat Hillary supporting mayor.....there fixed the headline
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posted on
07/26/2017 2:57:07 AM PDT
by
stockpirate
(SETH RICH gave the emails to wikikileaks via murdered ex-UK Amb, murdered he was, cover up it is)
To: barmag25
Without looking, the mayor is a member of the Crimeocrat (fka Democrat Party) and I was right.
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posted on
07/26/2017 4:05:41 AM PDT
by
Deplorable American1776
(Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
To: rfp1234
Have any of you seen the musical “42nd Street?”
To: Leaning Right
The steel mill was in Bethlehem, not Allentown.
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posted on
07/26/2017 4:44:49 AM PDT
by
randita
(PLEASE STOP ALL THE WORTHLESS VANITIES!)
To: barmag25
Take it to the bank, if he was a pubbie it would be mentioned in the first paragraph. If they don’t mention it in the first or second paragraph ,you know it’s a RAT.
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posted on
07/26/2017 5:17:01 AM PDT
by
kenmcg
To: All
Kathleen Kane (state AG), Seth William (Philly DA) and Chaka Fattah (U.S. House Appropriations Committee) all GUILTY AS CHARGED but the Dems think they lost Pa because deplorables were too dumb to know that government was going to help them.
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posted on
07/26/2017 7:12:11 AM PDT
by
Kid Shelleen
(Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
To: barmag25
Never resign! Double down, hurl accusations back at your accusers, and you just might ride it out.
It’s Clinton 101. That man did immeasurable damage to our political culture.
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