Authorities were looking into leadership in allentown and reading in july of 2015. Thats when fbi agents raided both city halls. But just in the last two hours, the u. S. Attorney painted a vivid picture of what those agents discovered. The mayor headlines the indictments facing charges for a pay to play chemo. Prosecutors accuse him of selling contracts for street lights, Cyber Security ask city pools for 150,000 in campaign contributions. I have an opportunity to get work from a city like allentown. Also indicted is former reading mayor von spencer for a pay to play scheme. Hes accused of bribing the Council President to e repeal an anticorruption statute. All of the alleged corruption in both of these indictments does serious damage to the integrity of our systems. The mayors indictment marks the third time southeastern pennsylvania Politicians Face federal charges. Prosecutoring. The mayor finds himself indicted as he runs for reelection. Hes previously resisted calls for his resig
Nine people have pled guilty in this case so far. Others are coming forward as witnesses. You can hear supporters and protesters who gathered on an allentown street yesterday as pawlowski answered to some of the charges in the complaint talking about how he has a job to do and he is going to continue doing it. Prosecutors say pawlowski sold his office for high priced entertainment like eagles game tickets and big time seats for senate. I have done nothing wrong. Nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. Reporter now, ed pawlowski is expected to appear here in federal court by this afternoon. The hearing will be relatively short. Hell go before a judge. Hell be represented business hi attorney and hes expected to head back to allentown to the job he says that hes not giving up. In fact, hes also speaking reelection. Reporting live, nbc 10 news. Thank you. New from overnight, flames destroy this home in montgomery county. Fire and smoke were coming from the ho
Well go through the forecast hour by hour when im back in just a few minutes. Right now lets see how the traffic is moving. Jessica boyington. Thank you, bill. Were watching 95 right now. These are our cameras around girard avenue. A little bitc zoomed out here. Thats a good thing. You can see all traffic is moving along whether youre headed north or southbound directions. Southbound when we Pay Attention to pretty much in the morning time. Anything into center city typically sees morning volume. Not now. Southbound from woodhaven road to the vine, 13 minutes there. Speeds still well into the 60s also. Over in camden, if youre actually heading into philadelphia, watch for construction on 676. Just approaching the walt whitman bridge. Checking in with some of the rest of the bridges, the Commodore Barry looks okay. Jessica, thank you. New from overnight, north broad street is now open after a violent crash shut it down for three hours. A car hit several parked cars and then that car we
She had scrapes on her legs, her shirt and pants pulled down. Its unclear if she was targeted or if it was a random crime. Dozens of crime scene investigators went into the park searching for clues. The vast grassland is a haven for homeless and crime. You got people like you see across the people that start parking, they start doing drugs, they start drinking in the morning, you see all the bottles and everything left behind. Reporter vetrano a st. John University Graduate worked at vetro a catering just celebrated her 30th birthday in the south of france. Grieving loved ones have been paying their respects at vetranos home heartbroken over a vibrant life taken away too soon. She was very well liked. She had more than 10,000 followers on her Instagram Account which has been flooded by friends and family and strangers alike sending their condolences. Her coworkers at vetro that candlelight vigil at 8 p. M. To celebrate her life. Live in howard beach, hazel sanchez, cbs2 news. Controver
Teams worked to get the fire out. The massive flames lighting up the sky on 37th street in sunnyside wednesday night, more than 250 firefighters battling the raging fire as the warehouse burned. Inside a flammable combination fueling the burst of flames that could be seen and smelled for miles. Had a lot of wood, had a lot of lacquers, thinners, painters, paint in the shop spread. It was like a weird immense smell. It was really strong. Reporter the warehouse, listed as new york custom interior Millwork Corporation, a familyowned woodwork and interior design company. No employees were nz the building when the flames began around 7 30 p. M. It took crews four hours to get it under control. The chief urging people who live nearby to take precautions. Close your windows. Combustion. We asked that question right away, whats burning, but we hope most of it is consumed in the fire. Reporter and four firefighters did suffer some minor injuries during that fire fight. As for the cause of what