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A stroll through the annals of Pennsylvania political corruption via a 5-episode podcast series. Listen as long-time GOP political consultant Christopher Nicholas, along with two veteran reporters who have witnessed and written about politics and corruption here for decades -- John Baer and Brad Bumsted -- review the quirks and the nooks and crannies of some of the most absorbing political corruption cases, primarily from the modern era, here in Pennsylvania. In each episode (about 35-45 min ...
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Behind the scenes stories of top PA political corruption cases from the U.S. Attorneys who prosecuted them on Episode 6
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Pa Political Digest bonus Episode 6 brings you behind the scenes of three top PA political corruption cases -- those involving Sen. Vince Fumo, Treasurer Rob McCord & Attorney General Ernie Preate -- from the U.S. Attorneys who prosecuted them. Veteran political journalists John Baer and Brad Bumsted were given the day off, and GOP political consul…
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Ep. 5 examines the horrific Cash for Kids scandal in Luzerne Co., a GOP Att. Gen. goes down + oddities
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In the final episode of the PA Political Digest's pod, A Stroll through the annals of Pa. Political Corruption, we re-visit the horrific Cash for Kids scandal that rocked Luzerne County, look at a Republican Attorney General who had to resign -- and run through some oddities concerning a witch in the PA House, prostitutes and a serial per diem abus…
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Pa Treasurer Budd Dwyer commits public suicide so family gets his pension + more troubles for other PA Row Officers
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Pa. Treasurer Budd Dwyer killed himself during a press conference the day before he was to be sentenced on his bribery conviction. That way his wife, his widow, could still get his $1 million+ state pension. Plus in Episode 4 we examine three other state "Row Officers" got in trouble for what they did in office and out: Treasuers Rob McCord, who we…
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South Philly St. Sen. Vince Fumo, his vacuum fixation & OPM (Other People's Money) + ABSCAM
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Episode 3 first focuses on former S. Philly state Sen. Vince Fumo, dubbed the "Vince of Darkness," who had a penchant for using OPM (Other People's Money) -- his mantra for how to acquire, steal or confiscate money from someplace else to pay for all his eccentricities and luxuries. That's the main focus; our secondary focus is the trials and tribul…
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Bonus-gate and Computer-gate roil the Legislature and two ex-House Speakers end up as cell mates for two weeks
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In Episode 2 we examine the scandal "cousins" Bonus-gate & Computer-gate, that roiled the Legislature and how 2 ex-House Speakers ended up as cell mates for a time. Plus, it’s the Ories vs. the Zappalas in a western PA grudge match; Porn-gate takes down 2 Supreme Court justices, and Philly’s Traffic Court gets expunged.…
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Meteoric Rise & Fall of Kathleen Kane, Pa.'s first Democratic Attorney General
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A wide-ranging review of the meteoric rise & fall of Pennsylvania's first Democratic Attorney General. Plus, our beautiful state Capitol building itself was christened with a huge construction scandal that in today's money would equal nearly half a billion dollars. Could that be part of the reason why the Keystone State has suffered through so much…
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