Timothy McNulty | November 12, 2009
As we wait for Tom Corbett's Bonusgate presser in an hour or so -- which PCN will be streaming online, by the way -- here's a nice story from Chris Brennan at the Philly Daily News on the complicated ties (and possible conflict of interest) between Corbett and John Perzel:
State Attorney General Tom Corbett, now running for governor, met with
state Rep. John Perzel, of Philadelphia, at a Harrisburg hotel in
October 2007.
Two months later, Brian Preski, Perzel's former chief of staff, organized a campaign fundraiser for Corbett.
In state politics, nothing about either event would seem strange. A
high-profile elected official is expected to meet with members of his
political party while seeking the state's highest office.
But Corbett's office at the time was actively investigating Perzel and
Preski and others in the state General Assembly in what is now a
21-month probe known as "Bonusgate."
Corbett charged 12 Democratic legislators and staffers in July 2008
with theft, criminal conspiracy and conflict of interest. Indictments
against Republicans could come as soon as today.
(Daily News photo)
Posted
Nov 12 2009, 12:03 PM
by
Timothy McNulty