Monday, February 12, 2007

Vince, Kerry, Casey, and ????

No doubt this has been widely reported, but it's the first time the information has jumped out at me. From "Kerry, Casey Benefit from Indicted Philly Pols Favors," by Kenneth Vogel over at Politico.

According to a 139-count federal indictment returned Tuesday, Vincent J. Fumo, an eight-term Democratic Pennsylvania senator, dispatched a state computer technician to help set up campaign operations for a 2004 presidential candidate, a 2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate and a congressional candidate.


Later there is some clarification:

The indictment does not name the candidates. But it is clear from context of the indictment, interviews and media reports that the 2004 presidential candidate was Kerry and the 2002 gubernatorial candidate was Casey, who was the state auditor general. The congressional candidate could not be identified, and the aides for five Democrats representing the Philadelphia area denied it was any of those members of Congress.


No date was given for the congressional candidate, so there's no telling, though Bob Brady's people pointed out that he hasn't had a real opponent and therefore no need for a campaign office for years....

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