We have long wondered why Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s local newspaper, the Scranton Times-Leader, had join the Philadelphia newspapers in attacking her and demanding her resignation..
In the article below, the Philadelphia Inquirer perhaps inadvertently give us a clue:
“Judge: Kane spared Fumo in Turnpike Commission case
...“[Judge Barry] Feudale’s accusations that Kane’s office dropped potential defendants from the turnpike case were the most serious and startling of his assertions about the attorney general…
“Kane announced the turnpike case with fanfare in March 2013, just three months into her term. She charged eight defendants with trading lucrative contracts for campaign contributions.
“Those charged included former Democratic State Sen. Robert J. Mellow, a political power broker from the Scranton area; the turnpike’s chief executive, Joseph Brimmeier; chief operating officer George Hatlowich; and Mitchell Rubin, chairman of the turnpike board and at the time a close ally of Fumo’s.”
Is it because she attacked State Sen. Robert J. Mellow, “a political power broker from the Scranton area?” Is this an example of the ‘ole boy’s network?’
