Corbett: No more 'Bonusgate' charges before election
By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com ReporterIn a move sure to ignite buzz across the Capitol, Attorney General Tom Corbett Monday announced his office will not charge anybody else before this fall's election in connection with "Bonusgate," the wide-ranging probe into the misuse of taxpayer money by the legislature.
Corbett said earlier this month he will not charge anybody in connection with the probe from Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, an effort he said to make sure the investigation doesn't have "undue influence" on the election. That left only the last weeks of September for additional charges.
"I know this investigation very well," Corbett said, speaking at the monthly Pennsylvania Press Club Luncheon. "I know that my office can not present to the grand jury in that one week (before October) all of the testimony and other evidence that will be necessary to complete the next phase of the investigation.
"So the bottom line is that the grand jury will not make any more decisions before the election," he said.
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Did anyone believe that Corbett would really go after Republicans in a year where they are going to lose even more seats? His organized, "hit," on the Democrats and not the Republicans in Harrisburg shows that he is out for political gain and not the real needs of Pennsylvanians. Ethically challenged Republicans like Micozzie and Killion get a bye while Corbett plays politics. It is shameful. They should all be run out of office. I hope Morganelli wipes up the floor with him over this issue.
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