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Prosecutor: Allentown mayor 'sold his office' to donors
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A federal prosecutor says the mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania “sold his office” to campaign donors.
Opening statements were held Monday in the corruption trial of Democrat Ed Pawlowski.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Wzorek told jurors in Allentown that Pawlowski rigged city contracts in favor of law firms and businesses that gave him money for campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate.
He says Pawlowski retaliated against companies that refused to play along or didn't give sufficiently.
Read more: http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13211028-74/prosecutor-allentown-mayor-sold-his-office-to-donors
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