Pennsylvania NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pa. Net broadcaster appears for jury secrecy probe- July 1, 2008 The owner of a Harrisburg-based Internet broadcast news site testified Tuesday before a judge examining whether the secrecy of a grand jury investigation was violated.http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/07/pa-net-broadcaster-appears-for-jury-secrecy-probe?fr... D'Elia associate sentenced for perjury- July 1, 2008 A West Pittston, Luzurne County man will serve 20 months in prison for lying to a federal grand jury about a money laundering scheme involving a reputed mob boss and a big-time drug dealer. Louis Pagnotti III, 53, of 220 Wyoming Ave., pleaded guilty to perjury in December and was in court Monday for sentencing. "I recognize my actions were wrong, and I take responsibility for them," he told U.S. District Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie.http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/07/delia-associate-sentenced-for-perjury?fromrss=1 Witnesses visit DeNaples hearing- July 1, 2008 HARRISBURG - A rare judicial hearing into whether media leaks undermined the secrecy of the grand jury probe of Mount Airy Casino Resort owner Louis A. DeNaples got under way Monday in Dauphin County court. The hearing is an outgrowth of the Dauphin County grand jury report in January that led to perjury charges against Mr. DeNaples, of Dunmore, and the Rev. Joseph F. Sica, of Scranton.http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/07/witnesses-visit-denaples-hearing?fromrss=1 Harrisburg Calender- July 1, 2008 July 1- Day two of a court hearing before Dauphin County Judge Todd A. Hoover to determine whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate alleged violations of grand jury secrecy in the Louis Denaples case. July 1- A hearing before Federal District Judge William H. Yohn Jr about a warrant that led to a search of computers in State Senator Vince Fumo's district office three years ago. Fumo argues that the warrant for the search of his Philadelphia office was faulty because it...http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/07/harrisburg-calender?fromrss=1 Shorten the leash, outlaw lobbyist gifts- July 1, 2008 Here we are on the last day of June in the sixth year of Gov. Ed Rendell's administration and the third, and dissipating, year of reform.http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/06/shorten-the-leash-outlaw-lobbyist-gifts?fromrss=1 Hearing opens on DeNaples grand jury- July 1, 2008 A Dauphin County judge today convened a hearing ordered by the state Supreme Court on whether grand jury secrecy rules were violated during the investigation of casino owner Louis DeNaples.http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/06/hearing-opens-on-denaples-grand-jury?fromrss=1 SugarHouse developer eyes a role in Pittsburgh- July 1, 2008 Neil G. Bluhm, the Chicago billionaire who is bankrolling the development of a $650 million slots parlor on the Philadelphia waterfront, is pursuing a deal to help Don Barden financially in building his casino in Pittsburgh, according to a partner of Bluhm's.http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/06/sugarhouse-developer-eyes-a-role-in-pittsburgh?fromr... State ethics chief, IRS official may testify in Fumo trial- July 1, 2008 The executive director of the state Ethics Commission and a top IRS official may testify as prosecution witnesses in the September trial of State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, a federal judge ruled today.http://www.topix.net/state/pa/2008/06/state-ethics-chief-irs-official-may-testify-in-fumo-... |