28 Jan Rogan Refuses to Speculate on FBI Raid

While most of Scranton’s political class remained silent following news of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raid on City Hall and Mayor Bill Courtright’s West Mountain residence, Democratic Council President Pat Rogan urged his colleagues not to jump to conclusions at the first City Council meeting following the raids:

None of us are going to comment on rumor or speculation and we’ll see what happens as this investigation pans out. But most importantly to the residents of Scranton — and there have been some questions about ‘what ifs’ during the presentations tonight — city services are not going to be affected. Your police are still going to be working, firemen will still be working, DPW. The city is going to continue to operate, whether it’s under the current mayor, (or) if there’s something that happens, people tend to jump to conclusions. Let’s wait and see what happens. But rest assured, no matter what happens, the residents of Scranton are going to continue to have the same level of service that they’ve had over the last number of decades.

Prior to the raids, Rogan was viewed as Mayor Courtright’s strongest ally on the five-member City Council.