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Timothy McNulty | October 12, 2009 We've written before about the shame the Luzerne County judges scandal has brought upon the state judicial system, as well as its self-serving pension plan . Add another one to the list -- one of the judges, Michael...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2009 9:54 AM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: investigation, Luzerne county
More shame on Pa

Timothy McNulty | September 17, 2009 There are not many things Pennsylvania government is good at, but it does run a tight ship when it comes to protecting its own -- particularly when it comes to the state judiciary. Pittsburghers may remember a few...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2009 9:30 AM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: ALFTSL, investigation, Luzerne county
Murtha -- no lawyer

Timothy McNulty | July 27, 2009 When Jack Murtha went off on reporters at his annual Showcase for Commerce in Johnstown this May, one of the questions that set him off was whether he had hired a defense lawyer. TPM asks the same question and gets a response...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2009 2:50 PM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: John Murtha, investigation
Zappala dropped from corruption suit

Timothy McNulty | July 24, 2009 One of the local threads dangling from the Luzerne County judges scandal -- where judges took payoffs to place kids in juvenile dentention centers -- was the fate Pittsburgh-based Greg Zappala (brother of county DA Stephen...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2009 9:46 AM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: investigation, Greg Zappala
Fumo's vacuum

From Tracie Mauriello in Harrisburg: A canister vacuum, 28 uprights, a wet vac and two Dust Busters are Gene Stilp's latest props to draw attention to corruption in Harrisburg. Mr. Stilp, activist and founder of Taxpayer and Ratepayers United, rounded...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2009 2:46 PM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: Vince Fumo, investigation
Ominous times for Murtha

Timothy McNulty | July 22, 2009 The feds are drawing closer to Jack Murtha, say these stories in Roll Call and TPM. First up, Paul Singer at Roll Call connects dots among Murtha, a tsunami relief bill and a meeting at Nemocolin: A former Air Force employee...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2009 12:38 PM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: John Murtha, investigation
Looking deeper into Murtha probe

Timothy McNulty | July 15, 2009 Write-thrus on that Murtha-related kickback guilty plea yesterday , first from Dennis Roddy in the PG : While prosecutors did not outline full details of the agreement, what they described as kickbacks matched two consulting...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2009 9:30 AM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: John Murtha, investigation
Murtha-tied contractor pleads guilty

Timothy McNulty | July 14, 2009 The feds have their first guilty plea in a defense earmarks scandal tied (indirectly) to Jack Murtha. From the AP : PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The former chief executive officer of a defense contractor with ties to U.S. Rep. John...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2009 3:56 PM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: John Murtha, investigation
More Murtha-related charges

Timothy McNulty | July 10, 2009 The feds filed new charges in a defense earmarks kickback scheme with ties to Jack Murtha, Roll Call's Paul Singer reports (though Murtha himself is directly implicated): A contracting firm that had hired the brother...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2009 9:58 AM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: John Murtha, investigation
Pressure to return Ianieri funds

Timothy McNulty | July 8, 2009 The Hill has a story on the pressure facing Jack Murtha, Joe Sestak and others to return campaign contributions from a defense contractor charged by the feds in a kickback scheme ( P-G story here ). Sestak has already returned...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2009 10:59 AM by Timothy McNulty

Filed under: fundraising, John Murtha, investigation, Joe Sestak

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More Luzerne County dirt

More shame on Pa

Murtha -- no lawyer

Zappala dropped from corruption suit

Fumo's vacuum

Ominous times for Murtha

Looking deeper into Murtha probe

Murtha-tied contractor pleads guilty

More Murtha-related charges

Pressure to return Ianieri funds