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Friday, October 23, 2009

Bonusgate stirrings
Tom Corbett so far has accused only Democrats in his probe.

Attorney General Tom Corbett's "Bonusgate" investigation, which had appeared dormant for so long, is showing signs of life again.

Reports surfaced this week that Rep. John Perzel (R., Phila.), the former House Speaker, and his former chief of staff were among 10 or so Republicans who received invitations to testify before a grand jury. "Invitation" sounds cordial, but essentially it means that criminal charges might be filed against them soon.

And now comes word that five Democrats in the government corruption scandal will plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors. That could be more bad news for former House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese (D., Greene), whose former chief of staff is one of those making a deal with Corbett's office.

DeWeese has stated he didn't know that Democratic officials under him were allegedly using taxpayer dollars to finance political operations.

Corbett, a GOP candidate for governor in 2010, has had to fend off accusations that he's waged a partisan probe by charging only Democrats. After the Nov. 3 election, we might find out more about how thoroughly he has scrutinized  the Republican side of the legislature.

 
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