Breadcrumbs
Home / PA: ‘Bonusgate’ Has Statehouse on EdgePA: ‘Bonusgate’ Has Statehouse on Edge
Last Updated on Wednesday, 5 March 2008 01:25 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 5 March 2008 11:48
It’s amazing how seemingly innocuous behavior becomes sinister when viewed through a different lens.
But it was a false alarm. The documents were merely House Republican legislative records being moved before construction work.Agents left empty-handed.
Still, the incident illustrates how paranoia has spread through the statehouse as Attorney General Tom Corbett probes whether legislative staffers received government bonuses for political campaign work.
“What does it say when a routine action prompts the attorney general to come on over?” asked Steve Miskin, a spokesman for House Republicans.