Reports of Federal Warrants are being served at the Municipal Services Building in Phila.

NBC10

[Dog]

Local NBC station in Philly is reporting federal warrants are being served in at the Municipal Services Building.

There is also a report of an emergency meeting of Mayor Street's cabinet taking place right now..

[Dog]

Mo ping the Philly freepers....

[TomServo]

Ruh Roh....

[dirtboy]

There is also a report of an emergency meeting of Mayor Street's cabinet taking place right now..

Probably in the bathroom with all the water faucets running...

[Old Sarge]

Arrest? Indictments?

If so, of whom, and by whom?

[TomServo]

Probably in the bathroom with all the water faucets running...

LOL!!!!

[yellowdoghunter]

LOL......my freeper buddies always make me laugh, even in distressed times, ie. Rush....thanks!

[TommyDale]

Staples reports that they are sold out of paper shredders in all the Philadelphia locations...film at 11.

[Dog]

Who knows......I have the station on and will post any updates...

[TommyDale]

Wouldn't it be great if Ed Rendell is indicted as well?

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[af_vet_1981]

heh, heh, heh
Lovely Friday afternoon ...

[Frank_Discussion]

I haven't been watching this story too closely - what are they investigating Mayor Street for?

[Tribune7]

ping

[PhiKapMom]

Wonder if this is in regards to the bugs in the Mayor's office? Keep us posted!

[LenS]

Looks like the FBI is calling Street's bluff. Obviously, someone tipped him off to the bugs. He then decided to expose their existence to 1) help mobilize his supporters in a tight election and to 2) cripple the investigation before it could succeed (and perhaps send him to jail even if he wins the election).

Clearly, the FBI's decided that waiting a month till after the election to move is a moot point now.

[TommyDale]

Kickbacks? Illegal contracting? Tampering with police files? Probably all of the above.

[jammer]

Don't tell me that Wilson Goode is back to call in air strikes on his own citizens.

[Dog]

This is the target of the federal probe...meet Mayor Streets buddy...

Islamic Imam target of probe..

[Mo1]

I'm here ... Seems like scandals are a brewing in Philly

To be honest .. I'm not really surprised though

[LenS]

The suspicion is that it's in regard to no bid contracts being given out to friends/supporters and family.

[KE]

at the Municipal Services Building.

What is the Mun. Services Building used for? And where are the mayor's offices at - and is this where he would meet for a cabinet meeting?

[dirtboy]

Don't tell me that Wilson Goode is back to call in air strikes on his own citizens.

Nah, Bush hired him to run civil affairs in Tikrit.

[ambrose]

I don't think investigations, an indictment, or even jail time is going to hurt Mayor Street in a city like Philadelphia. And that has nothing to do with his skin color. I can't remember the last time that Philly has had a mayor who WASN'T a crook.

[Dog]

The MS Building is near or next to City Hall.

[per loin]

Is this over the amount of money that McNabb signed for?

[Registered]

ROTTEN BLUEBERRY!

[jammer]

rofl!

I, in my admitted ignorance of the situation, also wonder why they picked Friday afternoon to do this. If it had been an "ultra-right winger", they would have done it on a Monday or Tuesday to get a full week's coverage.

[Dog]

This is huge news in this area... right Mo.

[LibWhacker]

Also a story recently about Street's top aide threatening Street's white opponent, Katz, and his campaign workers. Effer thinks he's a Mugabe or something living in a third world country.

[Mo1]

I, in my admitted ignorance of the situation, also wonder why they picked Friday afternoon to do this. If it had been an "ultra-right winger", they would have done it on a Monday or Tuesday to get a full week's coverage.

From reports I have seen .. this isn't about the election .. this investigation has been on going for some time and was brought to the front because Street had the Police Chief come in and do a sweep of his office

And if you knew anything about John Street .. this investigation will stretch to others in the city

Dog is right .. This is BIG

[Mo1]

I don't think investigations, an indictment, or even jail time is going to hurt Mayor Street in a city like Philadelphia.

I'm not so sure .. the Union Members are ticked off at Street

The Carpeters Union last I heard were upset at Street and Rendall

[LenS]

The worst part about the MOVE bombing was that it showed that no one was in charge and everyone was incompetent. The Police and Fire Departments didn't bother to consult the Mayor on the decision. The Police didn't consult with the Fire Commissioner. Lower level police supervisors didn't give the Police Commissioner all the info he needed nor did they consult the firemen about the wisdom of letting a rowhome fire burn the felons out. The guy who made the bomb unilaterally decided to add C-4 to the Tovex (sp?) without telling anyone (he felt that the Tovex wouldn't be enough to take out the homemade roof bunker -- C-4 produces fire, Tovex was meant for mines so it produced very little). Only one cop on the force had ever had hostage negotiation training (he paid for it himself). Those were just some of the problems that day. And Mayor Goode's lack of control extended to the rebuilding -- worthless crappy homes were built at a cost three to four times what it should have been.

[Frank_Discussion]

Thanks. I just read something about an Islamic Imam cuddy of his under investigation, too, which is rather interesting.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Last words heard on the bug..."The bitch set me up."

[Frank_Discussion]

"cuddy" = "buddy"

[ambrose]

The interesting thing is what effect a Katz victory may have on the '04 election. I believe that PA was one of the states Bush was *supposed* to have won in 2000, but didn't after the City of Brotherly Love had nearly a 100% election day "turnout" for Algore...

[Old Sarge]

Dog is right .. This is BIG

As opposed to SERIES HUGH?

If there IS a Muslim connextion, then burn him in the burkah...

[Pearls Before Swine]

The suspicion is that it's in regard to no bid contracts being given out to friends/supporters and family.

This type of set aside differs from the anonymous set-aside of affirmative action...how?

[LenS]

The Carpenters are mad because Street and Rendell replaced them at the Convention Center with state workers.

Though, to be honest, they needed to be replaced. They were driving away business with their extortionate demands, lack of productivity, and sheer orneriness. State workers are actually an improvement (a remarkable statement).

[William McKinley]

Takin' it to the Streets...

[isom35]

fuddy = duddy

[jammer]

Thanks for the explanation. That sounds like real, educated knowledge. I didn't mean, however, to sidetrack this thing from the big news. Don'tcha' just love it when things like this happen?

[Mo1]

This part was also interesting

Also Wednesday, FBI agents raided the office of Ali's accountant, Jeanice M. Salter, according to the Inquirer. Salter's politically connected firm signed public tax disclosure forms for Black United Fund of Pennsylvania Inc., which was funnelling charity donations to cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal in the 1990s.

[norraad]

You name it & he & his gang are in deep!

The City has been run to hell in a handbag full of crap with this crowd, glad the feds are here for a round-up.

[Mo1]

I agree .. but they are still ticked

[LenS]

No bid means that there was no competition or notice of a contract up for bid. The contracts were simply assigned to someone. Generally, no bid contracts are only supposed to be for rather small stuff where prices are low and pretty generic (or for some emergencies -- i.e. a bridge falls down and needs to replaced yesterday).

Minority set asides require that a certain percentage of contracts should go to minorities. But competitive bidding is still required. A higher bid might be accepted if the bidder is a minority and the bid is close. But the bid isn't just given without bidding or notice.

[Grampa Dave]

Herr Gray Davis has rented every big shredder in North America after Tuesday's election.

[mpreston]

Philly today, Chicago tomorrow