Posted on 12/22/2009 8:27:45 PM PST by 2banana
Pa. House majority leader implicated in corruption By: Jackie Massott
HARRISBURG (AP) - The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House directed illegal campaign activities by legislative employees and raised campaign funds from inside the Capitol, according to witness testimony in transcripts obtained by The Associated Press.
The witnesses in the widening probe, which has reached top levels of the state General Assembly, allege conduct similar to that for which 25 others have been charged. Todd Eachus has not been charged.
John Paul Jones, a $62,000-a-year legislative research specialist until December 2007, told the grand jury that Eachus, D-Luzerne, brought him onto the state payroll after the November 2006 election, which returned Democrats to the majority in the House, with a cover story about his legislative work.
“That was sort of like the code of, here’s what I do, but really I was solely there as a political guy,” Jones said.
Jones testified that Eachus told him he considered the General Assembly’s capability to produce public service announcements a free tool to help incumbents get re-elected.
The transcripts were provided on the condition of anonymity by a person connected to the defendants, who are expected to go on trial in January.
2010 is going to be great. Either the dems are going to leave by losing the NOV election or by being dragged off to jail! I'm luving it!
Ping.
Hopefully the GOP will control both houses of the PA legislature in time for redistricting when you lose another congressman. By Jan 2011, with luck, Patrick Murphy will once again be a private citizen.
Sigh. If only we could replace Eric Holder with Tom Corbett.
ping
Good move goodtomato. Jim Roddey is a socialist liberal Republican on the level of Dede Scozza..... from NY 23. Agony County GOP lacks leadership and is full of socialist republicans on all levels as is the state GOP.
He’s a Dem, AND he’s from Luzerne County, the County of Corruption.
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