Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, under federal indictment . Democrat Party Embarrassment in Pennsylvania's Third Largest City.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:
The mayor of Pennsylvania's third-largest city was charged Tuesday as part of a long-running federal corruption probe, according to his lawyer.

Jack McMahon told The Associated Press that Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski is named in an indictment.

Pawlowski has consistently denied misusing his office, and McMahon said the mayor, who is running for a fourth term, will vigorously contest the charges.

"There will be nothing but fight in Ed Pawlowski, because he did nothing wrong," McMahon said.

The indictment was temporarily sealed. McMahon said the defense would have more to say after it sees its contents.

The criminal case culminates an investigation that began in 2013 and led to charges against a slew of lower-ranking city officials and contractors in a pay-to-play scandal. Nine people have pleaded guilty.
Imagine that.