RSSThe dirty tangled web of local politics
Amber Vogel | August 31, 2011
The Orie case is a demonstration of local politics at their worst in every possible way. State Senator Jane Orie was tried on charges of using state offices and staffers for campaign work back in February. At the time, the defense presented seemed somewhat compelling and many spectators would not have been surprised at an acquittal. This also would have lent credence to Governor Corbett’s decision as then-Attorney General to not pursue the Orie matter, as opposed to the murmurs of Corbett turning a blind eye to the possible criminality of the politically connected Orie family. Jane Orie once worked under Corbett in the AG’s office and her brother was employed there at the time the DA's office charged her while the AG's office did not.
Read more »Just when an end was in sight, the case screeched to a mistrial with County Judge Jeffrey Manning exploding on the bench to declare that defense documents were obviously forged. The case is rife with questions about professional conduct on all sides. The entire matter offers a disturbing snapshot of the grossly incestuous state of local politics.
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