From the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW:
Though three aides to a former House speaker are set for trial this month on charges of misusing public resources, the Capitol buzz about legislative corruption targets the Senate these days.
Sen. John Eichelberger, who five years ago requested an investigation into $366,000 in Senate bonuses paid to Republican staffers, says he’s disappointed the state attorney general hasn’t charged anyone. He blames “politics” as the likely reason…
The secrecy of grand jury investigations keeps prosecutors from talking about the next step in the probe. Asked why no one in the Republican-controlled Senate was charged, Chief Deputy Attorney General Frank Fina said he won’t comment on investigations. Nils Frederiksen, spokesman for Attorney General Linda Kelly, said Kelly won’t say anything because she “believes the investigation is first and foremost.”
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