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By: Jackie Massott
phillyBurbs.com
HARRISBURG (AP) - The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House directed illegal campaign activities by legislative employees and raised campaign funds from inside the Capitol, according to witness testimony in transcripts obtained by The Associated Press.
The witnesses in the widening probe, which has reached top levels of the state General Assembly, allege conduct similar to that for which 25 others have been charged. Todd Eachus has not been charged.
John Paul Jones, a $62,000-a-year legislative research specialist until December 2007, told the grand jury that Eachus,D-Luzerne, brought him onto the state payroll after the November 2006 election, which returned Democrats to the majority in the House, with a cover story about his legislative work.
Advertisement “That was sort of like the code of, here’s what I do, but really I was solely there as a political guy,” Jones said.
Jones testified that Eachus told him he considered the General Assembly’s capability to produce public service announcements a free tool to help incumbents get re-elected.
The transcripts were provided on the condition of anonymity by a person connected to the defendants, who are expected to go on trial in January.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/loc...majority-leader-implicated-in-corruption.html
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By: Jackie Massott
phillyBurbs.com
HARRISBURG (AP) - The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House directed illegal campaign activities by legislative employees and raised campaign funds from inside the Capitol, according to witness testimony in transcripts obtained by The Associated Press.
The witnesses in the widening probe, which has reached top levels of the state General Assembly, allege conduct similar to that for which 25 others have been charged. Todd Eachus has not been charged.
John Paul Jones, a $62,000-a-year legislative research specialist until December 2007, told the grand jury that Eachus,D-Luzerne, brought him onto the state payroll after the November 2006 election, which returned Democrats to the majority in the House, with a cover story about his legislative work.
Advertisement “That was sort of like the code of, here’s what I do, but really I was solely there as a political guy,” Jones said.
Jones testified that Eachus told him he considered the General Assembly’s capability to produce public service announcements a free tool to help incumbents get re-elected.
The transcripts were provided on the condition of anonymity by a person connected to the defendants, who are expected to go on trial in January.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/loc...majority-leader-implicated-in-corruption.html