Gov. Corbett’s focus on state rep., not Sandusky, bothers Dem

From the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW:

On trial accused of fueling his campaigns with taxpayers’ dollars, Rep. Bill DeWeese lashed out at Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday, saying he assigned 14 people to investigate DeWeese while attorney general and devoted only one investigator to claims that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused kids…

DeWeese accused Corbett of using the law enforcement office to investigate him for “petty” matters while failing to assign enough people to investigate claims that Sandusky, the Nittany Lions’ former defensive coordinator, molested young boys. DeWeese has made the same pitch from the House floor and in news interviews.

The Penn State scandal has nothing to do with DeWeese’s case, but he evidently believes that linking the two could help him in the courtroom, said Gerow, a media strategist…

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