PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski suspended his campaign for the Senate on Monday, four days after FBI agents executed search warrants at Allentown City Hall.
In a statement, Pawlowski said he was pausing the campaign “to fully focus on assisting in the federal investigation of Allentown contracting practices both prior to his being elected and since.” He said he would reevaluate when he had a clearer picture of the investigation.
The news came after agents raided the office Thursday, seized documents, and interviewed Pawlowski and city Managing Director Francis Dougherty, according to a source close to the investigation... (more)
