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Mayor Denies Misusing Funds, City Controller Requests Records
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An ex-bodyguard for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is saying the mayor knew about the alleged slush fund that is the focus of an investigation revolving around misuse of funds. Our news...
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Lamb Makes Formal Request For Mayor’s Bodyguards’ Debit Card Records
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb says he wants a full accounting of the expenditures by the mayor’s bodyguards. He made a formal request on Friday that all records be turned...
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Mayor, Safety Director Deny Accusations Made By Retired Bodyguard
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are new accusations today from a former bodyguard to Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. The bodyguard says the mayor knew the debit cards that were being used were linked to a...
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PBP Finance Manager Says Funds Put Into Unauthorized Account
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More allegations of misuse of funds in the Pittsburgh Police Department are coming out Friday. The police department’s finance manager, Sandra Ganster, is saying that former police...
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Officer’s Memo Tipped Off Investigators To Possible Misuse Of Funds
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A memo sent out by a Pittsburgh Police officer is what initially tipped officials off to possible mismanagement of funds at the Police Bureau. Our news partners at the Pittsburgh...
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Harper Indicted On Public Corruption, Failure To Pay Taxes
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper has been indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of public corruption. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney David Hickton at...
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Former U.S. Attorney Weighs In Harper Indictment
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Posh restaurants like The Capital Grille are just some of the places where investigators say former Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper spent more than $30,000 of taxpayer money. In...
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Former Ravenstahl Bodyguard To Testify Before Grand Jury
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fred Crawford, a former bodyguard for Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, spent several hours in FBI interviews on Wednesday. Sources confirm he provided great detail regarding his...
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Mayor’s Former Bodyguard Prepares To Testify Before Grand Jury
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Lawyers for Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s former bodyguard spent the day preparing for his testimony Tuesday, before a grand jury. Fred Crawford is expected to testify in the morning....
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Harper To Lose $63,000 Pension For Guilty Plea
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Pittsburgh’s police pension fund says a former chief who pleaded guilty in a corruption case will lose a $63,000 pension. The vote took place Thursday, but ex-chief Nate Harper’s...
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Former Police Chief Harper To Be Sentenced
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper will be sentenced this morning after pleading guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges. Harper could get up to nine years in prison....
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DA: Pittsburgh Police Accountant Stole $9,000
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Prosecutors say a Pittsburgh Police payroll accountant stole more than $9,000 from the city by fabricating invoices, keeping cash reimbursements and pocketing funds she claimed were...
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KDKA Investigates: Great Race ‘Slush Fund’ Expenditures Questioned
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a Pittsburgh tradition coming up on its 40th year, but now there are questions about just how hundreds of thousands of dollars in registration fees and donations to the Richard...
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Official Out After Investigation Into Great Race Spending
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Officials say the deputy director of Pittsburgh’s parks and recreations department has left her job following an investigation into spending of a city trust fund. Kevin Acklin, chief...
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