The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus held a Black History Celebration in the media center of the capitol building Tuesday afternoon March 17th.
The event was hosted by PLBC Chairwomen Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown of the 190 legislative district.
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Video from Tuesday's event, Rep. Vanessa Brown. Don't believe what you see out there, this is the truth, what you see right here today.
Rep. Ron Waters. Philly's well represented here.
Also appearing on stage were Rep. Brownlee and Rep. J P Miranda.
Rep. Miranda was charged with political corruptions in late January.
From our archives.
Attorney General Kathleen Kane press event Monday March 16, 2014.
Attorney General Kane. Opening statement.
Attorney General Kane. I don't take kindly to baseless allegations. Politics is a dirty business.
What do you think should happen to the five people who took gifts. I think public corruption really is discussing, it turns my stomach,.
Was this just a rouge example of a case gone badly. This case was done very poorly.
Allegedly targeting black legislators. We have two independent sources, who reported it to two independent law enforcement agencies .
Did the Enquirer capture the full scope of the investigation. I'm not here to bash a newspaper, I'm here to bash the anonymous sources.
A reach out to the feds and DA Marsico. This case was almost dead 18 months before I took office.
A claim of race. Focus on the Black Caucus. I've not raised a claim of race.
Why not start from scratch. You can't pretend it didn't happen, you can't do a do over, you can't call a mulligan.
What were the barriers in trying this case. The credibility of the confidential informant (CI) was completely shot.
Do you believe a crime occurred on the audio tapes I believe that we have evidence that certain legislators were taking money, and that's a crime.