Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski charged in political corruption case, says he won't step down
Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who is running for a fourth term leading Pennsylvania’s third-largest city, has been charged in federal court in a pay-to-play scheme, his lawyer said.
The charges were filed Tuesday but sealed, said Jack McMahon, Pawlowski’s attorney, adding that they will be made public Wednesday morning. It is the culmination of a lengthy investigation that came to light with an FBI raid on Allentown City Hall on July 2, 2015 and has since cast a pall over the city at a critical time in its revitalization.
“With this indictment, a new day is coming for the city and its residents,” Allentown Council President Ray O’Connell said. “The cloud is beginning to disappear. We’re finally going to get some answers.”
O’Connell called on Pawlowski to resign immediately, though the mayor is under no obligation to do so, despite the charges.
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