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Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright engaged Paul Walker, one of the region's leading criminal defense attorneys, following the FBI's raid of City Hall and Courtright's West Mountain home....
Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright engaged Paul Walker, one of the region's leading criminal defense attorneys, following the FBI's raid of City Hall and Courtright's West Mountain home....
It has been weeks since the FBI raided City Hall and the West Mountain residence of Mayor Bill Courtright. On the surface, there doesn't seem to be much doing. A recap of what we know: FBI agents executed search warrants and conducted a raid of City Hall and the Mayor’s West Mountain home on Wednesday, January 9th The agents removed documents and computer devices The Mayor has engaged attorney Paul Walker to represent him both legally and, apparently, to the public Walker’s fees will be paid by the Mayor and not city taxpayers Walker issued a press release denying any wrongdoing on the part...
Political insiders were abuzz this week as calculations were made and some bets taken on the future viability of Mayor William L. Courtright. There were frantic phone calls last weekend that the Old Man was going to throw in the towel. "He'll do the honorable thing," said one Lackawanna County Democrat. Courtright was going to resign. By Sunday night, the Mayor made clear through the press and his intermediaries: he is innocent and he is not going anywhere. Here is what we know: FBI agents executed search warrants and conducted a raid of City Hall and the Mayor's West Mountain home on Wednesday,...
In a statement released to the public, the criminal attorney representing Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright denies any wrongdoing on the part of his client. ...
Scranton Councilman Bill Gaughan was shocked to learn of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raids on City Hall and Mayor Bill Courtwright's residence....
Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright told the Scranton Times-Tribune Sunday that rumors of his resignation are unfounded. ...
A well placed source inside the Lackawanna Democratic Party has told The Scranton Citizen that Mayor Bill Courtright's resignation is only a matter of time....
Before City Confidential went on our holiday sabbatical we joked that no one should get raided or arrested in our absence. Seriously, we were not joking. This week's column was going to examine whether U.S. Senator Bob Casey makes a formidable candidate for President or Vice President. That was before Mayor Bill Courtright went and got himself raided. All kidding aside. The last thing we want to do is put out bad information. We have received plenty of calls since Wednesday and many of the assertions have already proven to be untrue. Here is what we know: On Wednesday, FBI agents were seen raiding City Hall. The...
Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday raided both City Hall and the private home of Mayor Bill Courtright....
Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a search of City Hall and executed a search warrant to seize documents from a city department office....