PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: How did an 85-page grand jury presentment, unveiled with great fanfare in March 2013, end with none of the eight defendants receiving prison time?…
The Turnpike investigation began while Gov. Tom Corbett was attorney general. William Keisling, whose 1993 book “When the Levee Breaks” explores Turnpike patronage, called the case “a travesty,” one originally intended to embarrass Democrats for a bipartisan problem.
“It’s all done with a wink and a nod,” Mr. Keisling said. Singling out individual defendants for committing politics as usual “reminds me of a show trial they would have in the Soviet bloc: You march out your enemies to remove them from the picture, and leave the system intact.” … (more)
