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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
IN RE: THE THIRTY-FIFTH STATEWIDE
INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY
PETITION OF: OFFICE OF ATTORNEYGENERAL
:
:::::
No. 137 MM 2014
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 26th day of August, 2015, upon the request of the supervising
judge for removal of the seal from all matters involving the 35th
Statewide Investigating
Grand Jury and the investigation of Attorney General Kathleen Kane which have been
lodged in this Court, save for grand jury materials such as testimony, exhibits, and in
camera proceedings, and based on the supervising judge’s assurance that there are no
present grand jury secrecy concerns relative to such unsealing, it is hereby ORDERED
that the seal is lifted, in part, upon such terms.
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Received 09/19/2014
Supreme
Court
Middle
D i s t r i c
F i l e d 09/19/2014
Supreme
Court
Middle
D i s t r i c
137 MM 0 1 4
IN
THE
SUPREMECOURT
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE
ISTRICT
IN
RE:
THE
HIRTY-FIFTH STATEWIDE
INVESTIGATINGGRAND
JURY
No. MM 014
PETITION
OF:
FILED
UNDER
SEAL
OFFICEOF
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
APPLICATION
OF
THEOFFICE
OF
ATTORNEY GENERALFOR
SPECIAL RELIEF
PURSUANTTO
2 a.C.S.
§§ 502,
726, a.R.A.P.
3309
TO THE HONORA.BLE
CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
USTICES OF
THE SUPREMECOURT
OF
PENNSYLVANIA:
AND NOW,
omes the Pennsylvania O f f i c e
of
A t t o r n e y General
by Kathleen
G . K a n e ,
Attorney
General
of h e
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, and James P. B a r k e r ,
Chief
Deputy
Attorney General, w h o
f i l e s
t h i s
A p p l i c a t i o n o f
h e O f f i c e of
Attorney General
o r
S p e c i a l R e l i e f
pursuant o 4 2 a.C.S.§§ 502,726, aA.A.P. 3309,
n d
n s u p p o r t t h e r e o f a v e r s a s f o l l o w s :
I .
PARTIES
1 .
P e t i t i o n e r
i s
t h e
O f f i c e
of
A t t o r n e y
General
of
t h e
C ommo nwe a l t h
of
Pennsylvania
(OAG)
y K a t h l e e n
K a n e ,
t t o r n e y
General,
and
h e r a p p o i n t e d
d e p u t i e s .
UNSEALED PER ORDER OF
THE COURT DATED
AUGUST 26, 2015
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2 .
For
h e r e a s o n s
r e c i t e d below,
OAG s
unaware
of h e
i d e n t i t y of
a n y
Respondent
but i s
s e r v i n g t h e S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r
and
t h e S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge a s
p o t e n t i a l l y i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s ,
a s well a s the Clerk
of
Court
of
Montgomery
County.
See Pa.R.A.P. 3 3 0 9 ( a ) .
I I . JURISDICTION
3 .
The Court has j u r i s d i c t i o n under S e c t i o n 726
of t h e
J u d i c i a l
Code,
which
p r o v i d e s :
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a n y
o t h e r
p r o v i s i o n
of
law,
h e
Supreme
Court m a y ,
on
i t s own
motion
o r upon p e t i t i o n of a n y p a r t y , i n a n y m a t t e r pending b e f o r e a n y
c o u r t
or m a g i s t e r i a l d i s t r i c t judge of h i s Commonwealth
i n v o l v i n g
a n
i s s u e
of
immediate
p u b l i c
importance,
assume
p l e n a r y j u r i s d i c t i o n
of
such
m a t t e r
a t
an y
s t a g e t h e r e o f
and
e n t e r
a
f i n a l
o r d e r
o r
o t h e r w i s e
cause
r i g h t
and
j u s t i c e t o
be
done.
4 2
a . C . S .
§
26.
Reasons o r
e x e r c i s i n g
t h i s
d i s c r e t i o n a r y
j u r i s d i c t i o n
a r e d i s c u s s e d below.
I I I .
BACKGROUND
4.
n June 6, 2014,
h e
P h i l a d e l p h i a Daily News p u b l i s h e d a n a r t i c l e , a
copy
of
b e
o n - l i n e
v e r s i o n
of
which i s
a t t a c h e d
a s
Appendix A , e s c r i b i n g a review of
a
p r i o r
Grand J u r y
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
b y
OAG.
5 . The
Honorable William
R.
C a r p e n t e r ,
S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge of
t h e
T h i r t y - F i f t h
Statewide
I n v e s t i g a t i n g Grand J u r y ,
appointed a
S p e c i a l . P r o s e c u t o r t o
i n v e s t i g a t e ,
u s i n g t h e
r e s o u r c e s of he
T h i r t y - F i f t h
Statewide
n v e s t i g a t i n g
Grand u r y .
6. OAG
as
o o p e r a t e d w i t h t h e S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
7 . On
August
26,
2014„
with
n o p r i o r
n o t i c e t o OAG,
o a l l e g a t i o n s
c o n t a i n e d
t h e r e i n , a nd n o o p p o r t u n i t y f o r OAG
t o
Tespond
t o
a n y
a l l e g a t i o n s of
misconduct,
t h e
S u p e r v i s i n g Judge
i s s u e d
an Order under
t h e
a u t h o r i t y of 18
Pa.C.S.
§ 4954
( r e l a t i n g
t o
p r o t e c t i v e o r d e r s ) , i d e n t i f i e d h e r e i n a f t e r a s the
P r o t e c t i v e
Order,
a
copy
of which
along with a
r e l a t e d Sealing Order) s
a t t a c h e d h e r e t o
a s Appendix B.
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8 .
OAG moved f o r r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of
t h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order and argument on t h e
motion was conducted
o n
September
16, 2014.
9. A t
h e
time
of
rgument,
OAG a s
informed
f o r t h e
f i r s t
time t h a l a n ex p a r t e , i n
camera hearing had been conducted and t h a t
t h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
a g a i n s t
t h e
government
agency had i s s u e d
a s
a c s u h .
1 0 . On
September
17,
2014, h e S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge
i s s u e d
a n
Order
g r a n t i n g
i n
p a r t
t h e
OAG motion f o r r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,
g r a n t i n g
a h e a r i n g on a l l e g a t i o n s
of
o b s t r u c t i o n , w i t n e s s
i n t i m i d a t i o n ,
a n d / o r
r e t a l i a t i o n ,
but not s t a b l i s h i n g a a t e f o r s a i d
h e a r i n g .
A opy
of
h i s Order
and
r e l a t e d
S e a l i n g
Order
s
a t t a c h e d
h e r e t o
a s
Appendix
C.
11. The Order
of
September 17, 2014, i d
not
p e c i f y
a n y
p e r s o n o r
conduct h a t i s a t
i s s u e , r e c i t i n g
o n l y ,
The s u b j e c t
of t h e
h e a r i n g i s a l l e g a t i o n s of o b s t r u c t i o n ,
w i t n e s s
i n f i n a i d a t i o n , a n d / o r
r e t a l i a t i o n .
Order of ourt
a t e d
September 17, 2014, t 1 .
12. Also
o i l September
17, 2014, h e S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge
i s s u e d a
second
Order g r a n t i n g
i n
p a r t
t h e
OAG s motion
f o r r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n , amending Paragraphs
2 nd
5 of t h e
o r i g i n a l
P r o t e c t i v e
Order o make
h e
f o l l o w i n g persons
u b j e c t
t o Paragraphs 2 n d 5 :
1 . A n y
p e r s o n
w h o has
been
sworn o C i r a n d
J u r y
s e c r e c y ;
2. A n y person w h o
has
o r had a c c e s s t o any Grand J u r y i n f o r m a t i o n ;
3 . Any erson a s s o c i a t e d with t h e
J .
Whyatt
Mondesire proceedings
a n d
i r y v e s t i g a t i o n
Order of Court
d a t e d
September 17, 2014 (second such
O r d e r ) , a t
1 .
P r e s e n t l y , t h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
a f f e c t s , a s i n p l a c e , hundreds of employees
of
a government agency, i n c l u d i n g
t h e
A t t o r n e y
General.
13. For t h e r e a s o n s d e t a i l e d below, OAG e s p e c t f t d l y r e q u e s t s t h a t t h i s Honorable
Court
n t e r
an Order
v a c a t i n g
t h e P r o t e c t i v e Order,
t
l e a s t t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t t h e OAG n d / o r
a n y
p e r s o n of
h e
p e r s o n s i d e n t i f i e d
i n t h e
second Order
of
September
1 7 ,
2014.
a r e
p r o h i b i t e d
from
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a c t s
t h a t may be c o n s i d e r e d t o
c o n s t i t u t e
o b s t r u c t i o n , i n t i m i d a t i o n ,
o r
r e t a l i a t i o n a g a i n s t
a
w i t n e s s
summoned b y t h e Grand J u r y , t h e
i d e n t i t i e s
of
whom
OAG
s o r d e r e d
not t o have
knowledge.
IV.TERMSOFTHEPROTECTIVEORDER
1 4 . As
o t e d , on
August 27 2014,. h e S u p e r v i s i n g Judge i s s u e d t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order
pursuant
t o
18 P a . C . S .
§4954,
which
p e r m i t s
l a l n y c o u r t
w i t h
j u r i s d i c t i o n
over
a n y
c r i r n i n a l matter o i s s u e
p r o t e c t i v e
o r d e r s
a f t e r a h e a r i n g and i n
i t s d i s c r e t i o n ,
upon
s u b s t a n t i a l
e v i d e n c e .
1 5 ,
The
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
d i r e c t s
OA Ci
t o
r e f r a i n
from
involvement
i n o r
a c c e s s t o
t h e
i n v e s t i g a t i v e e f f o r t s
of
h e S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r . P r o t e c t i v e
Order
a t 1 ¶ .
1 6 . The
P r o t e c t i v e
Order, as
o r i g i n a l l y
i s s u e d ,
a l s o
r e q u i r e s a l l
OAG
mployees,
approximately
800
p e o p l e ,
t o r e f r a i n
from
engaging i n
o r
s o l i c i t i n g o b s t r u c t i o n ,
i n t i m i d a t i o n
o r
r e t a l i a t i o n a g a i n s t a n y w i t n e s s summoned
b y
t h e
Grand Jury i n
t h e
S p e c i a l . P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
P r o t e c t i v e
Order a t 1 T d
2 .
17. The P r o t e c t i v e
Order
c a u t i o n s t h a t a n y
p e r s o n ,
i n c l u d i n g OAG
mployees,
who
ngages
i n
conduct
c o n s t i t u t i n g
o b s t r u c t i o n , i n t i m i d a t i o n , or r e t a l i a t i o n may e
p r o s e c u t e d
under 18 Pa.C.S.
§
955 and a n y
o t h e r a p p l i c a b l e p r o v i s i o n
of
h e
Crimes Code.
P r o t e c t i v e
Order a t 2
.
18. The Order p r o h i b i t s
t h e O f f i c e from r e c e i v i n g t r a n s c r i p t s of estimony b e f o r e t h e
Grand J u r y a nd
b a r s
employees
of h e O f f i c e from a c c e s s t o
t r a n s c r i p t s , documents,
o r o t h e r
infomation
r e l a t e d
t h
t h e
S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
P r o t e c t i v e Order a t
1
¶
,2 1 4 .
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1 9 . The
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r
was
d i r e c t e d t o
s e r v e
t h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order o n OAG,
P r o t e c t i v e Order a t
2
f
6, lthough t h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order
d i d
not p r o v i d e
f o r
s e r v i c e o n
a l l
of
h e
persons u b j e c t
t o
i t s
t e r m s .
20.
F i n a l l y t h e
Order
p r o h i b i t s
t h e
d i s c l o s u r e
of
t s
c o n t e n t s t o
anyone
o u t s i d e
OAG,
under
p e n a l t y
of contempt.
21.
As
mended
b y
t h e
Orders
of S e p t e r n b e r 1 7 ,
2014,
h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
n o w
allows f o r
t h e
s c h e d u l i n g of
a
h e a r i n g on f a c t s
a s
t o
which
t h e r e
a l r e a d y
have been
f i n d i n g s ,
pursuant
t o
a n
ex p a r t e
h e a r i n g
a s t o
which
OAG
a s
n o t
provided
i t s due
p r o c e s s
r i g h t s
o f
n o t i c e
and
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n ,
and has
l i m i t e d
t h e
number
of
persons
s u b j e c t
t o
t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order
t o a n y
person s u b j e c t t o
Grand
J u r y
s e c r e c y , a n y
p e r s o n
who
as o r had
a c c e s s t o Grand
jury
i n f o r m a t i o n ,
and
any
p e r s o n
i n v o l v e d i n a s p e c i f i e d i nv e s t i g a t i o n . The
people
covered
by
t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order t i l l
would
number n
t h e
hundreds.
V. BUSEOF
DISCRETION
IN
ISSUANCEOF
IIE
PROTECTIVE
ORDER
22.
The
t a t u t o r y
p r o v i s i o n
on
which
t h e
S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge
e l i e d
r e a d s
p s
f o l l o w s :
A n y
c o u r t with j u r i s d i c t i o n over
a n y
c r i m i n a l
m a t t e r
may,
f t e r
a h e a r i n g
a nd
i n
i t s
d i s c r e t i o n ,
upon
s u b s t a n t i a l
evidence,
which
r n a y
i n c l u d e h e a r s a y o r
t h e
d e c l a r a t i o n
of
t h e
p r o s e c u t o r t h a t a
w i t n e s s
o r
v i c t i m has
been
i n t i m i d a t e d
o r
i s
r e a s o n a b l y
l i k e l y
t h
be
i n t i m i d a t e d , i s s u e
p r o t e c t i v e o r d e r s , i n c l u d i n g , but not i m i t e d
t o ,
h e
f o l l o w i n g :
( 1 ) An r d e r t h a t
a
defendant
not v i o l a t e a n y
p r o v i s i o n of
t h i s s u b c h a p t e r o r
s e c t i o n 2709
r e l a t i n g
t o harassment) r
2709.1
r e l a t i n g
t o
s t a l k i n g ) .
( 2 )An
r d e r
t h a t
a p e r s o n
o t h e r
t h a n t h e
d e f e n d a n t ,
i n c l u d i n g , but
n o t
l i m i t e d t o ,
a
subpoenaed
w i t l e s s ,
not v i o l a t e
a n y p r o v i s i o n of
h i s
s u b c h a p t e r .
(3) An r d e r
t h a t a n y
p e r s o n
d e s c r i b e d
i n
paragraph
( 1 ) o r
(2)
m a i n t a i n a
p r e s c r i b e d
geographic d i s t a n c e from a n y s p e c i f i e d
w i t n e s s
o r
v i c t i m .
( 4 )
An o r d e r t h a t a n y
person d e s c r i b e d
i n
p a r a g r a p h (1) o r ( 2 ) have n o
communication
whatsoever
with a n y
s p e c i f i e d
w i t n e s s
o r
v i c t i m ,
except
through
a n a t t o r n e y under
such
r e a s o n a b l e
r e s t r i c t i o n s a s t h e c o u r t m a y
r n p o s e .
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18 Pa.C.S.§ 954.
23.
By t s
t e r m s , §
954
g r a nt s t o t h e c o u r t with
u r i s d i c t i o n
t h e
d i s c r e t i o n
t o
e n t e r
a
p r o t e c t i v e
o r d e r
and
t o d e c i d e
the terms of
a
p r o t e c t i v e
o r d e r ,
such t h a t review
of a
p r o t e c t i v e
o r d e r
would be
f o r
an abuse
of
i s c r e t i o n . See Commonwealth v
Sandusky, 70
A.3d 886, 897
n . 9
(Pa.
Super.
2013).
24.
An'abuse of i s c r e t i o n
w i l l
not be found based on
a
mere e r r o r
of
udgment, but
r a t h e r
e x i s t s
where t h e c o u r t
has
reached
a o n c l u s i o n which
o v e r r i d e s o r
r n i s a p p l i e s
t h e law, o r
where
t h e judgrnent
e x e r c i s e d
i s m a n i f e s t l y u n r e a s o n a b l e ,
o r
t h e r e s u l t
of
a r t i a l i t y , p r e j u d i c e ,
b i a s
o r
i l l - w i l l .
Commonwealth
A l i c i a ,
92
.3d 753,
760
Pa.
2014)
c i t a t i o n
o m i t t e d ) .
25. To h e e x t e n t
t h a t
t h i s c a s e p r e s e n t s
a
q u e s t i o n of
law,
such a s t h e requirement of
a
e a r i n g ,
t h c
C o u r t ' s
s t a n d a r d of
review
i s
de novo and
h e
scope
of
review s
p l e n a r y .
I d .
26. As o t e d , OAG a s not
p r o v i d e d w i t h
n o t i c e t h a t t h e r e had been a n
a l l e g a t i o n
of
misconduct
a n d / o r r e q u e s t f o r i s s u a n c e
of
h e P r o t e c t i v e O r d e r .
27.
' l b
d a t e , d e s p i t e the
f i l i n g
o f a
motion
f o r
r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,
argument
on t h a t
motion on September 16, 2014,.and i s s u a n c e of
h e
Orders amending t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order,
OACI
i s unaware
of h e p r e c i s e n a t u r e of n y a l l e g a t i o n
of
misconduct
g i v i n g r i s e t o t h e i s s u a n c e
of h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order.
28.
A f t e r
r e p e a t e d r e q u e s t s b y OAG,
h e S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge r e f u s e d t o even inform
OAG
f
h e
a l l e g a t i o ns t h a t
form t h e
b a s i s
of h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order o r t h e person
o r
p e r s o n s who
a l l e g e d l y
committed
h e
un k n own
a c t s .
29. As such,
OAO
as
been
l e f t t o
s p e c u l a t e t h a t the
i n c i d e n t
g i v i n g
r i s e
t o
t h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order was a n encotmter between two
w i t n e s s e s w h o t e s t i f i e d b e f o r e t h e C i r a n d
J u r y
and
a g e n t s employed
b y DAG.
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30:
More s p e c i f i c a l l y ,
because
OAG was
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r i s s u i n g subpoenas t o
w i t n e s s e s summoned
b e f o r e
t h e Grand J u r y ,
c e r t a i n
members of h e Criminal
Law
i v i s i o n
were
aware
t h a t
two former employ ees
of
OAG, rank G . F i n a , E s q u i r e , and
F. M ar c
Costanzo,
E s q u i r e , e s t i f i e d b e f o r e t h e Grand Jury e l a t i n g t o
t h i s i n v e s t i g a t i o n
On August 26,
014.
31.
The Grand J u r y
s u i t e
i s l o c a t e d i n t h e
same
b u i l d i n g and
on
h e
same l o o r a s
t h e
Norristown
o f f i c e s
of OAG, n c l u d i n g a g e n t s , a t t o r n e y s , a nd
s u p p o r t s t a f f
employed w i t h i n t h e
Bureau of N a r c o t i c s I n v e s t i g a t i o n s , the
Organized
Crime S e c t i o n , t h e Criminal P r o s e c u t i o n s
S e c t i o n ,
and
o t h e r
u n i t s
ofOAG.
32. OAG
as been informed
t h a t
on
t h e
day
of
h e i r
testimony A t t o r n e y s
Fina
a n d
Costanzo
encountered
S p e c i a l
Agent Michael A . i l e t t o o n h e i r
wa y
o
t h e
Grand J u r y room.
33.
A g ent
M i l e t t o was
t h e lead
i n v e s t i g a t o r
i n t h e
i n v e s t i g a t i o n t h a t
i s
t h e
s u b j e c t of
the
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n q u i r y
and he
p r e v i o u s l y
t e s t i f i e d b e f o r e t h e Grand
J u r y .
34.
The p r e c i s e
n a t u r e
of the e n c o u n t e r between
A g ent
M i l e t t o a nd
A t t o r n e y s
Fina
and
Costanzo
i s u n c l e a r ,
but t
appears t o
have g i v e n r i s e
t o
t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order because
t h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
was s s u e d
t h e
next day; g a i n , OAG
a n
o n l y
surmise
because
t h e
S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge
has
e f u s e d t o r e v e a l
t h e n a t u r e
of h e i n c i d e n t o r who
a s
n v o l v e d .
35.
A g ent
M i l e t t o
d e n i e s t h a t
h e em aged i n
a n y
a c t
of o b s t r u c t i o n ,
i n t i m i d a t i o n ,
o r
r e t a l i a t i o n o n
August
26,
2014,
r t h a t
a n y
a c t
of i s
could r e a s o n a b l y be
c o n s t r u e d
a s such; o
the c o n t r a r y ,
a c c o r d i n g
t o A g ent M i l e t t o , h e
and a t l e a s t
one o t h e r
agent
b e l i e v e d
t h a t A t t o r n e y
Fina
was
r y i n g t o i n t i m i d a t e
A g ent
M i l e t t o .
36.
Agent M i l e t t o
i n d i c a t e s t h a t h e h a s
m u l t i p l e
w i t n e s s e s t o
h i s a c t i o n s a nd
t h e
a c t i o n s
of t t o r n e y Fina on
August 26,
014.
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37.
The
s s u a n c e
of
h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order
w i t h n o
p r i o r n o t i c e t o Agent M i l e t t o ,
OAG,
o r
the approximately
800
p e r s o n s
s u b j e c t
t o t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order
was
a n abuse
of
i s c r e t i o n .
38. The S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r
has
i n d i c a t e d
t h a t
a n o t h e r
OACT
agent
e n t e r e d
a
room
occupied b y
t h e
S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r , Attorney F i n a ,
and
A t t o r n e y Costanzo, t a r e d
i n
a
h o s t i l e
manner a t
A t t o r n e y Fina and
Attorney Costanza
and
demanded t o
speak
t o t h e S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r .
39.
According t o
t h e S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r , t h e a g e n t t o l d him, n s t r o n g language, h a t
t h e proceeding
was
i d i c u l o u s and
t h a t
Attomevs Fina and Costanzo could not be
r u s t e d .
40.
As
m a t t e r
of
fundamental
p r o c e d u r a l
due
p r o c e s s ,
a n
i n d i v i d u a l
r n a y
not
be
deprived
of
a
c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l y
p r o t e c t e d i n t e r e s t w i t h o u t
a
h e a r i n g , a n d a h e a r i n g r e q u i r e s n o t i c e
a nd a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o be
h e a r d ;
i t
follows
t h a t t h e opportunity
t o
be
h e a r d
must be a t a
meaningful
time and i n a meaningful
r n a n n e r .
See Mathews
v .
E l d r i d g e , 4 2 4 U.S. 319, 333
(1)76); Commonwealth
v . M a ldon ado,
38
A.2d
710,
714 Pa . 2003).
41.
OAG n d i t s employees,
n c l u d i n g
t h e
a g e n t s d e s c r i b e d above,
have
never
been
heard i n
a n y
w a y , much l e s s i n a
r n e a n i n g f u l
time and manner,
w i t h r e s p e c t
t o i s s u a n c e
of h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order.
42. 'Mere s n o
e a s o n a b l e b a s i s f o r
concluding t h a t every employee ofOAG s l i k e l y
t o engage i n i n t i m i d a t i n g
a c t i v i t y
o r r e t a l i a t o r y conduct based on testimony
b e f o r e t h e Grand
J u r y ,
e s p e c i a l l y
since
a )
h e
v a s t
m a j o r i t y of
OA Ci
employ ees ha ve n o
c o n t a c t with t h e C i r a n d
J u r y and would
be
completely unaware of
h e S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n , b )
ven among
those
employees
who
have
c o n t a c t
with t h e
Grand
J u r y ,
most would
be
completely unaware of
the S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n (as
j u s t one
example, t i s
d i f f i c u l t t o
imagine t h a t
a
Medicaid F r a u d _ i n v e s t i g a t o r
i n P i t t s b u r g h would
have
any k nowledge o f , o r
i n t e r e s t
i n ,
a leak
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i n v e s t i g a t i o n
i n v o l v i n g t h e
Norristown
Grand
j u r y ) ,
and
(c) h e r e
have been
n o r e p o r t s
of
a n y
c o n t a c t
with w i t n e s s e s a p a r t from h e i n c i d e n t s i n v o l v i n g t h e a g e n t s .
43.
Contact
between
t h e
w i t n e s s e s
and
t h e
a g e n t s
cannot r e a s o n a b l y
c o n s t i t u t e
i n t i m i d a t i o n given
t h a t OAG g e n t s work on t h e
p r e m i s e s and e s p e c i a l l y
s i n c e both
A t t o r n e y
F i n a
and
A t t o r n e y
Costanzo a r e c a r e e r p r o s e c u t o r s who
have
worked w i t h , d i r e c t e d a n d
s u p e r v i s e d
a g e n t s on
m a n y o c c a s i o n s .
44. The P r o t e c t i v e
Order c o n s t i t u t e s
a n abuse of
i s c r e t i o n
because
OAG a s never
given
n o t i c e
and
n o
h e a r i n g , as e q u i r e d t o
s a t i s f y
b a s i c due
p r o c e s s ,
was
conducted.
45.
The
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
c o n s t i t u t e s
a n
abuse
of
d i s c r e t i o n
because
t h e i n d i v i d u a l
employees s u b j e c t t o t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order
were
never
given n o t i c e a nd no h e a r i n g , a s r e q u i r e d t o
s a t i s f y
b a s i c due p r o c e s s ,
was
conducted.
46.
Assuming h a t
t h e
i n c i d e n t s i n v o l v i n g A t t o r n e y Fina and
t h e
Agents
a r e t h e
b a s i s
f o r t h e i s s u a n c e
of h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order,
h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order
c o n s t i t u t e s
a n abuse
of
i s c r e t i o n
because t h e
conduct of h e a g e n t s
cannot r e a s o n a b l y be
c o n s t r u e d
a s
a n
a c t
of
n t i m i d a t i o n ,
o b s t r u c t i o n ,
or e t a l i a t i o n .
47.
Assuming t h a t
t h e
i n c i d e n t s
i n v o l v i n g
A t t o r n e y F i n a
and
t h e
a g e n t s a r e the
b a s i s
f o r t h e
i s s u a n c e
of h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order,
h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order c o n s t i t u t e s a n abuse
of
i s c r e f i o n
because
t h e
conduct
of h e a g e n t s
cannot e a s o n a b l y
be
a t t r i b u t e d t o
every
employee ofOAG.
48.
Assuming t h a t
t h e i n c i d e n t s i n v o l v i n g
A t t o r n e y Fina a nd
t h e a g e n t s
a r e
the b a s i s
f o r the
i s s u a n c e
of h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order,
h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order c o n s t i t u t e s an abuse
of
i s c r e t i o n
because t h e r e i s n o
evidence t h a t t h e a g e n t s s u p e r v i s o r s
were
aware
t h a t
t h e y would
engage
i n
i n t i m i d a t i o n , o b s t r u c t i o n , o r r e t a l i a t i o n , o r
t h a t
t h e y had
engaged
n such con duct n t h e p a s t , a n d
so
t h e
conduct of
h e a g e n t s
cannot
e a s o n a b l y
be
a t t r i b u t e d
t o OAG s a whole.
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49. The
P r o t e c t i v e
Order c o n s t i t u t e s a n abuse of
i s c r e t i o n
because
t h e
scope
of
h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order, n
terms
of b o t h t h e
persons
s u b j e c t
t o t h e
Order
and t h e
conduct
covered b y
t h e
Order,
s
f a r b r o a d e r t h a n n e c e s s a r y t o
p r o t e c t
a n y
w i t n e s s b e f o r e
t h e Grand
J u r y .
50.
The
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
c o n s t i t u t e s
a n abase of
d i s c r e t i o n
because
persons
who
v i o l a t e
the
Order a r e s u b j e c t e d t o
t h e
j u r i s d i e t i o n of
h e
Court
f o r purposes of
a
p r o s e c u t i o n
under
8 a.C.S.
§ 4955,
which p e r m i t s ,
i n t e r
a l i a ,
p r o s e c u t i o n f o r
o t h e r ,
s u b s t a n t i v e
o f f e n s e s
and t h r contempt
of
o u r t ,
and
allows f o r a
w a r r a n t l e s s a r r e s t , 18
Pa.C.S. § 9 5 5 ( a ) ( 1 ) ,
( a ) ( 2 ) ,
( b ) ,
and
t h e r e
i s n o u b s t a n t i a l
evidence s u p p o r t i n g the e x e r c i s e of
such u r i s d i c t i o n .
AI.
EXERCISE
OF
UR1S1ICTION
51. OAG
e q u e s t s
t h a t t h e
Court
invoke
i t s
j u r i s d i c t i o n
under 4 2 Pa.C.S. 726,
which
allows h e Court o
assume p l e n a r y j u r i s d i c t i o n i n
a n y
m a t t e r pending b e f o r e
a n y
c o u r t i n v o l v i n g
a n
i s s u e of
immediate
p u b l i c
importance and e n t e r a
f i n a l
o r d e r
o r
o t h e r w i s e
cause
r i g h t a n d
j u s t i c e
t o be
done.
52.
The
P r o t e c t i v e Order i s a
m a t t e r of p u b l i c
importance
because a governmental
agency
w i t h l aw
e n f o r c e r n e n t
d u t i e s
and o t h e r
r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s important t o
t h e
p u b l i c
i s
s u b j e c t
t o the
terms
of
h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order an d
l i m i t e d
i n i t s
a b i l i t y t o
c a r r y
out
t s
f u n c t i o n s .
53.
The
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
i s a
m a t t e r
of p u b l i c
importance because
OAG i s
handicapped
thereby i n
i t s r o l e a s
a law
enforcement ag ency
o r
o t h e r w i s e
because a l l
w i t n e s s e s
a r e , a c c o r d i n g t o
t h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order,
s h i e l d e d
from
OAG
a n y a c t undertaken
b y
OAG
i n v o l v i n g
a n y
w i t n e s s
i n t h e S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
may
e
c o n s t r u e d
a s
an
a c t
of
i n t i r n i d a t i o n ,
o b s t r u c t i o n ,
o r
r e t a l i a t i o n ,
such a s :
( a )
reviewing
i n v e s t i
R a t i o n s
i n v o l v i n g
Attorney
F i n a , Attomey
Costanzo, o r t h e
former
Deputy
A t t o r n e y
General t o whom
h e
u n d e r l y i n g
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
was
a s s i g n e d ;
( 1 1 ) p e r s o n n e l m a t t e r s
i n v o l v i n g a n y
of
t h o s e
p e r s o n s
o r
o t h e r ,
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unknown
w i t n e s s e s ; ( c )
p e r s o n n e l
a c t i o n s
i n v o l v i n g
any
of
the
v a r i o u s
OAG
mployees
wh o
have t e s t i f i e d b e f o r e t h e
Grand
J u r y i n
t h e
S p e c i a l Pmsecutor's i n v e s t i g a t i o n ; o r (d) r i m i n a l o r
c i v i l i n v e s t i g a t i o n s i n t o any
p e r s o n s ,
knovvn o r
unlmovvn, under
t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order
r e l a t i n g t o
I f
1 ,
3, , n c l u d i n g f o r
a c t i o n s
u n r e l a t e d
t o
the
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r ' s i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
54. Because
t h e
P r o t e c t i v e Order was
f f e c t i v e
immediately,
h e p u b l i c
importance of
the i s s u e s
p r e s e n t e d h e r e i n a l s o i s immediate.
5 .
Appeal i n
t h e
o r d i n a r y manner
i s
not f e a s i b l e
because
most of
t h e p e r s o n s
a f f e c t e d b y
h e
P r o t e c t i v e
Order
r e not
even
v v a r e of
t s
e x i s t e n c e .
56.
Appeal
i n
t h e o r d i n a r y
manner
i s
not
e a s i b l e
i n
t h a t t h e P r o t e c t i v e
Order
a f f e c t s
hundreds
of
n d i v i d u a l s .
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VII.CONCLUSION
WHEREFORE, h e Pennsylvania
O f f i c e
of Attorney General,
through
the
Attorney
General
and
undersigned
counsel,
e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t s t h a t
t h i s
Honorable Court n t e r an Order
granting t h i s Application f o r
S p e c i a l
Relief
and
e i t h e r
v a c a t i n g Paragraphs 2
nd 5 of
the
P r o t e c t i v e
Order or remanding the case
t o
t h e Supervising
Judge
o r
a e a r i n g
c o n s i s t e n t
with 18
Pa.C.S.§
954,
r such o t h e r
r e l i e f
as
the
Court
may
e e m
p p r o p r i a t e .
Respectfully submitted,
OFFICE
OFATTORNEY GENERAL
Criminal Law
i v i s i o n
Appeals
and
Legal
Services Section
16 `
h Floor-Strawberry Square
Harrisburg,PA
7120
(717)
05-0098
(Fax)
717) 83-5431
Date: S e p t e m b e r
19,
014
KATHLEEN
G.
KANE
Attorney General
LAWRENCEM.
HERBA
Executive D e pu t y
Attorney General
Director,
Criminal
Law ivision
i
f)
By:
1
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Attorney
General
Attorney
No. 7315
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P e t i t i o n
f o r R e v i e w
a r e
t r u e a r i d
c o r r e c t
t o
t h e
b e s t
of
my now l e h e
and
b e l i e f . This s t a t e m e n t i s
made
v v i t h l c n o w l e c l g e
t h a t a a l s e
s t a t e m e n t i s p u n i s h a b l e
b y
law
under
18
Pa. C.S.§
904(h).
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OFFICE
OF
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Criminal
Law
i v i s i o n
Appeals
egal
e r v i c e s S e c t i o n
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Harrisburg,PA
7120
(717)
05-0098
Date: S e p t e m b e r 19,
014
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i n v e s t i g a t i o n
ofi.WhyattMondesìre,
ormer he ad of he
NAACP n P h i l a d e l p h i a ,
and
one
of i s ernployees, acc ording
t o
documents obtained by the
Daffy
IVews.
Mondesire's
employee,
a r r i e t G a r r e t t ,
and
her
daughter
pleaded g u i l t y i n 2010
o
s t e a l i n g
n e a r l y
$220,000 n
s t a t e
grant mone y o r a
o b - t r a i n i n g
program. a r r e t t was
sentenced t o a m inimum
of
i x
months n
j a i l
and
ordered
t o
pay e s t i t u t i o n . Her daughter got
18
months
p r o b a t i o n .
A
009
memo r i t t e n
by
then-Deputy
A t t o r n e y
General
W i l l i a m Davis
r .
says
n v e s t i g a t o r s
"uncovered what
appeared t o b e questionable spending" f t a t e mone y by
Mondesire.
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Kane, a
Democrat, s
now
r y i n g
t o d e t e r r n i n e
what happened
w i t h the Mondesire i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
Gov.
o r b e t t ,
a Republican,
was
he
a t t o r n e y general
t
the time.
MORECOVERAGE
P o k i r e
probe
shooting
at
upper
Montco
cornpleA
C h r i s t i e chief f taff
subpoenaed
Mandesire,
4 , ays h e
was
ever questioned
and
denies
any
f i n a n c i a l wrongdoing.
Th e
2009
Davis merno
e t a i l e d
f o r
h i s bosses
what had
b e e n
uncovered
about
Mondesire and G a r r e t t , who
orked
at he
P h i l a d e l p h i a
Sunday Sun,
weekly
newspaper Mondesire
p u b l i s h e s .
A
o n p r o f i t c a l l e d Next Generation Community Development
Corp., which
s operated by Mondesire, e l d a
t a t e -
government
grant
o r
a o b s - t r a i n i n g
program
n 2004 and
2005,
but
handed
t
o f f
t o
G a r r e t t ,
who a n another n o n p r o f i t
c a l l e d C r e a t i v e
Urban
Education
Systerns,
or
CUES,
according
t o
the Davis
memo.
Mondesire was i s t e d
as
chairman of the
CUES
oard, he
memo
oted,
h i l e
G a r r e t t served as
h e t r e a s u r e r f o r Next
G e n e r a t i o n ' s board.
Davis
wrote
h i s merno
o
then-Chief Deputy A t t o r n e y General
Frank
Fina
and
then-Senior
Deputy
Attorney General E. Marc
Costanzo.
C o r b e t t , as t t o r n e y
general, nam e d
Fina n 2006 o h e ad a
n ew
p u b l i c - c o r r u p t i o n u n i t and Costanza
o
work
on
cas es o r
the u n i t
i n
the
h i l a d e l p h i a r e g i o n .
Fina
and Costanza now ork n
a
i m i l a r u n i t
f o r
D i s t r i c t
A t t o r n e y
S e t h V V i l l i a m s .
I n
the memo, avis
wrote:
*
Next
Generation's
bank-account
e c o r d s ,
obtained
w i t h a
g r a n d - j u r y subpoena,
h ow e d deposits
of 1.3 i l l i o n i n
governrnent grants n a
one-year
p e r i o d
Another $521,000 n the account came
rom
poli t i ca l
campaigns,
e n t payments and the i n t e r m i n g l i n g
of
rnoney
from the
Sunday
Sun, which
s
owned
a r i d
operated by
Mondesire,
he
memo a i d
Next Generation
p a i d
$2,273
o
the
P h i l a d e l p h i a Club, a
p r i v a t e and e x c l u s i v e c l u b i n
Center C i t y .
*
Next Generation
spent
tens
o f
thousands,"
r i t i n g
c hecks o
pay
Mondesire's
American
Express i l l
f o r
" c l o t h e s , food,
l o d g i n g gas and
entertainment and a o a n
from
Mellon
Bank.
There
were
l s o
c hecks r i t t e n
t o Mondesire
and
t o
" c a s h . ' '
* Next Generat ion wrote
checks
o r
$169,960
o
Charles
and
Claudia Tasco
and h e i r
company,
C&C
o n s t r u c t i o n .
(Charles Tasco
s the son of i t y Councilwoman Marian
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S t a t e
A.G. robed
Ph i
l l y NAACP
e a d e r
Mondesire's
i n a n c e s 5 e a r s ago
P a g e 3 f6
See e r e Circulars
Tasco, a
r i e n d
and p o l i t i c a l a i l y o f Mondesire's
o r
more than
t h r e e decades.)
$6,431 i n
CUES one y
was iven t o Mondesire o r
what
G a r r e t t
c a l l e d
c o n s u l t i n g .
That ype of xpense was o t
a l l o w e d ,
according t o
t h e r u l e s
of he
g r a n t .
* n
" v a r i o u s correspondence bet ween G a r r e t t and Mondesire
discovered
by
n v e s t i g a t o r s ,
s h e
questioned
payments
f
more than $70,000 h e
made o
Claudia Tasco.
*
CUES
a i d
$1,099
o r h e a l t h insurance o r Mondesire.
* Davis wanted t o question Mondesire and
p o s s i b l y
subpoena him
o r sworn g r a n d - j u r y testimony
about
a r r e t t ,
CUES
nd Next Generation.
Never questioned
Mondesire,
a former
n q u i r e r r e p o r t e r who erved
as
he top
aide
o
the
a t e U.S. R e p . i l l Gray, a i d
no
one
from
t h e
A . G . ' s O f f i c e
ever
questioned him.
'We
i d n ' t use
any mone y
o r
personal
g a i n , "
Mondesire
a i d .
He a i d t h a t h e h as
not
s e en
the A.G. f f i c e ' s
documents
an d
t w i c e d e c l i n e d an o f f e r
from
the D a i l y News
o
review t h e m .
Mondesire
a i d C&C o n s t n i c t i o n
worked
on
o u r
p r o p e r t i e s ,
i n c l u d i n g the NAACP eadquarters
and
h i s newspaper f f i c e ,
where the Next
Generation n o n - p r o f i t
i s
a l s o
l o c a t e d
Me ought u p p l i e s w i t h my
merican
Express card o r
c o n s t r u c t i o n , " h e a i d
"They never asked me
i n g l e
q u e s t i o n
back
n 2009.We
rehabbed
the
b u i l d i n g s . We pent mon ey
buying s t u f f o r the
b u i l d i n g s ,
c o n s t r u c t i o n
and paying o f f
developers."
G a r r e t t d e c l i n e d t o comment bout
he
i n v e s t i g a t i o n s He r
daughter i d not respond
t o
requests
o r
comment.
T h e May
010
n ew s release
about
a r r e t t ' s a r r e s t f e a t u r e d
Corbett
a y i n g
out th e charges.
Corbett i d
not respond
t h i s week o
two
q u e s t i o n s : Was e
b r i e f e d on the
Mondesire
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
and
d i d h e
p l a y
a r o l e
i n
d e c i d i n g
what happ ened
w i t h
t h a t
probe?
Mandesire
was uspended
by the
NAACP ' s
n a t i o n a l
headquarters n A p r i l a f t e r h e
feuded
p u b l i c l y
w i t h board
m e m b e r s about
h e
finances
of
he
l o c a l
chapter and Next
Generation.
Those board
m e m b e r s -
id Booker, Donald "Ducky
B i r t s
and the Rev. l i s h a
M o r r i s
-
l s o
were suspended.
Booker
and M o r r i s , who ay they are t i l l Next Generation
board
m e m b e rs , re now
sking
a
Common leas udge
t o
h t
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S t a t e A.G . robed Ph il l y NAACP e a d e r
Mondesire's i n a n c e s 5 e a r s ago P a g e
4
f6
force
Mondesire
t o
s h ow t h e m the n o n p r o f i t ' s f i n a n c i a l
r e c o r d s .
As
judge considers
h a t r e q u e s t ,
Kane's t a f f i s r e v i e w i n g
what
b e c a m e
f
the
2009 Mondesire probe.
David P e i f e r ,
who
eads the A . G . ' s Bureau af
Special
I n v e s t i g a t i o n s , on March
21
i n t e r v i e w e d Michael
M i l e t t o , t he
s p e c i a l
agent
who
n v e s t i g a t e d
G a r r e t t
and
Mondesire.
T h e
a i l y
News btained a t r a n s c r i p t of
h a t taped
i n t e r v i e w .
M i [ e t t o t o l d
P e i f e r t h a t h e subpoenaed Next Generation's
bank account, he t r a n s c r i p t shows.
When d i d
t h a t , found
t h a t
there was whole bunch of
mone y
h a t
appeared
t o
me
o
b e donations
o
the NAACP,
not
fMondesire], and they were going
i n t o Next
Generation's
account and
they
were
b e i n g
used
o r f M o n d e s i r e ' s i
l i f e s t y l e -
m u c h of t ,
M i l e t t o
t o l d P e i f e r .
M i l e t t o
s a i d
h e
was
aken o f f the case
a f t e r Fina
an d
Costanza were
o l d
about he
probe, according
t o
the
t r a n s c r i p t .
M i l e t t a s a i d
" c r i m i n a l
a c t i v i t y
was u s t ignored" f t e r
t h a t . He
added t h a t
two
accountants who ad
worked
f o r Mondesire
had
provided taped statements, i t h one asking
o r
immunity
and
the o t h e r asking
o r
p r o t e c t i o n .
Fina
and Costanza
e c l i n e d t o
c o m m e n t
about
he Mondesire
i n v e s t i g a t i o n , c i t i n g t h e s e cre cy
o f
g r a n d - j u r y proceedings
Davis,
now n p r i v a t e
p r a c t i c e , a l s o d e c l i n e d t o com m e n t ,
c i t i n g the
same
e s t r i c t i o n .
M i l e t t o ,
who
t i l l
works
o r
the
A . G . ' s
o f f i c e ,
a l s o d e c I i n e d
to
comment.
P e i f e r
r e f e r r e d questions
o Kane's
communications
t a f f .
J . J .
Abbott, a
spokesman o r
Kane, e c l i n e d
t o
comm ent.
The ane-Fina
feud
Fina
and Costanzo have
a complicated and c o n t r o v e r s i a l
r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h
Kane.
K an e
c r i t i c i z e d
C o r b e t t ' s
tenure
as t t o r n e y general w h en sh e
r a n
f o r o f f i c e
i n
2012, p e c i f i c a l l y t a r g e t i n g the P enn
t a t e
child-abuse scandal h a t
sent former
s s i s t a n t
o o t b a l l coach
J e r r y
Sandusky to
p r i s o n
Kane's t a f f i s now conducting an extensive
review of h a t
i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
Fina l e d
the
Sandusky probe.
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S t a t e A.G . probed Ph i l l Y NAACP
e a d e r
Mondesire's
i n a n c e s
5
y e a r s ago
P a g e
5 f
6
Kane ,
on
F e b 5, ssued a ta tem en t
n o t i n g
that
her
f f i c e ' s
Sandusky review had b e en undelway o r one
year, adding
t h a t delays n
t h e undertaking
w i l l
b e
described i n
more
e t a i l
when he r e p o r t
i s made
u b l i c . "
A
onth l a t e r ,
t h e
n q u i r e r reported t h a t Kane eclined t o
pursue an
i n v e s t i g a t i o n previously
l e d b y
Fina and
Costanza
s t a r t i n g i n
2010, h a t used Philadelphia
l o b b y i s t
Tyron A l i as
a
c o n f i d e n t i a l
informant o
tape conversations
w i t h
four
P h i l l y
s t a t e
representatives and a
former
r a f f i c
Court
udge.On he
tapes, h e
representatives and judg e a c c ep t ca s h
or i f t s
from
Al i
Kane as said Fina dropped
2,033
r i m i n a l counts
against l i ,
who ad b e e n charged w i t h s t e a l i n g $430,000 from a t a t e
program,
24
ays
before
s h e
was
worn i n t o
o f f i c e .
She aid
t h a t
" e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y lenient deal
c r i p p l e d
the
c h a n c e of h i s c a s e succeeding
i n
prosecution."
Fine, n a
e t t e r
published b y the
n q u i r e r a
week
f t e r
the
i r s t
s t o r y ran, a l l e d on Kane o explain her decision.
The n q u i r e r
also
published
a
l e t t e r
that day from F i n a ' s
boss,
Williams, r i t i c a l
of K a n e .
K a n e
eventually
turned
over he A l i c a s e i l e t o Williams,
who
i s now
xamining
w het h er c har g es can
b e
brought
against
he
four representative s and
the r a f f i c Court udge,
who
s
c u r r e n t l y on r i a l i n an unrelated federal o r r u p t i o n case.
On
w i t t e r :
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PLEAS
: M.D. 1424-2014
: NOTICENO, 23
SEALINGORDER
AND NOW
h i s
2 7 t h
day
of
August,
2014,
t i s
hereby ORDERED, h a t t h e
a t t a c h e d
Order
of
August
27,
2014
be
f i l e d
under
s e a l
with
t h e
C l e r k
of
Courts
of
Montgomery County
n i i l f u r t h e r
Order
of h i s C o u r t .
BY
THE
COURT:
, )
WILLIAM
R.
CARPEN
Supervising Judge
ER,
J.
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IN
THE
COURTOFCOMMON
PLEAS
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY,
ENNSYLVANIA
INRE:
: SUPREME
COURT
OF
PENNSYLVANLk
:
NO.
76
M.D.
MISC DKT.
012
THETHIRTY-FIVE
STATEWIDE
:
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
COMMON
LEAS
INVESTIGATINGGRAND
JURY
: M.D.
424-2014
:
NOTICENO. 23
ORDER
AND
NOW,
h i s
2 7 t h
day
of
ugust, 014,
t
i s
hereby ORDERED,
u r s u a n t
t o
18
a.C.S.§ 4954
r e l a t i n g
t o
p r o t e c t i v e o r d e r s ) ,
t h a t :
1 . The f f i c e of
h e
A t t o r n e y General,
x c e p t
upon
p e c i f i c
a u t h o r i z a t i o n b y
t h i s
Court
or h e
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r ,
s h a l l
r e f r a i n
from
any
involvement
n ,
or c c e s s
t o ,
t h e
i n v e s t i g a t i v e e f f o r t s of h e S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r .
2.
Employees of
h e
O f f i c e
of h e A t t o r n e y
General
h a l l
r e f r a i n
from
engaging
n , o r
s o l i c i t i n g , any
a c t of
b s t r u c t i o n ,
i n t i m i d a t i o n o r
r e t a l i a t i o n
a g a i n s t any w i t n e s s summoned
by h e Grand
J u r y
i n t h e
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
3. All
r a n s c r i p t s of rand u r y
t e s t i m o n y
s h a l l
be
given o n l y from
h e
s t e n o g r a p h e r
or h e i r
employer
i r e c t l y
t o
t h e S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge
and
h e
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r , no
copy
h a l l b e
i v e n t o t h e
A t t o r n e y
G e n e r a l ' s
O f f i c e .
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4.
Employees of
h e
O f f i c e of h e A t t o r n e y General h a l l n o t have c c e s s t o
t r a n s c r i p t s
of r o c e e d i n g s
b e f o r e t h e Grand
u r y o r S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge,
e x h i b i t s ,
o r o t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n
p e rt a i n i n g t o
t h e S p e c i a l P r os e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n . A l l i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t e d
t o t h e
work of
h e
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r s h a l l
be kept
n t h e
c u s t o d y of
h e S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r and
S u p e r v i s i n g
J u d g e .
5 . Any
e r s o n , i n c l u d i n g
employees
of h e O f f i c e of
h e
A t t o r n e y
G e n e r a l ,
who
ngage
n
any
a c t
of
b s t r u c t i o n , i n t i m i d a t i o n
o r
r e t a l i a t i o n
a g a i n s t
a
w i t n e s s
summoned b y
h e Grand u r y
i n
t h e S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ' s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n
may
be
p r o s e c u t e d a s
s e t
f o r t h i n 18
a . C . S . §
4955 r e l a t i n g
t o
v i o l a t i o n
of r d e r s )
and
any t h e r a p p l i c a b l e p r ov i s i o n s of
h e Crimes
Code of e n n s y l v a n i a .
6. The
p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r s h a l l
s e r v e a
copy of
h i s
Order upon
h e
O f f i c e
of
t h e A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l .
7. The
o n t e n t s of
h i s Order
r e
s e a l e d ,
and h a l l
not b e
i s c l o s e d ( e i t h e r
v e r b a l l y or n w r i t i n g ) b y
h e
O f f i c e of h e Attorney
General
o any
i n d i v i d u a l o u t s i d e of h e
O f f i c e
of h e
A t t o r n e y General
under e n a l t y of
contempt of o u r t .
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BYTHECOURT:
jaLE
otli-Vir
WILLIAM
R.
CARPENTE
J .
Supervising
Judge
Copies
sent
on
A u g u s t
27, 014
By
i r s t Class Mai l o :
Kathleen G .
an e ,
ennsylvania
t t o r n e y General
Thomas
.
a r l u e c i o ,
Esquire
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I N
THE
COURT y :
COMMONMEM
MONTGOMERY
cQUNTY:
PENN$YLVANIA
I N R E :
THE
H I R T Y - F I F T H
S T A T E W I D E
SUPREME
COURT
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
.
N.
7 6
M . D .
M I S C .
D K T .
0 1 2
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
COMMON L E A S
I N V E S A I G A T I N Q f ;
N D
J U R Y
: . D . 6 4 4 - 2 0 1 2
: O T I C E N O .
2 3
OIWER
AND NOW,
h i s d a y
o f
S e p t e m b e r ,
2 0 1 4 ,
t
Iglerebÿ
ORDERED h a t
t h e
a t t a c h e d . .
f i k P d
o n
S e p t e r n b e
2 0 1 4 ,
b e
a n d
i s h e r e b y
s : e k d e d
W I L I J A M C A R P E N T E R
SupefOsing
hidge
T h i r t S i - F i f t h S t a t e w i d e
I n v e s t i g a t i n g
G r t i m d
A t r y
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INTHE
COURT OF
COMMON
PLEAS
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, ENNSYLVANIA
1N
RE:
THE
THIRTY-RVE STATEWIDE
mEsTicAmc
RAND
IVRY
:
SUPREMECOURTOF
ENNSYLVA:
NIA
NO. 76 WO ISc Kr ., 012
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
Cat
ON
LEAS
I V I D :
1424-2014
:
NOTICE
NO.
23
ORDER
AND NOW,
h i s
1 7 t h day of
Septernher„2014, n t h e
e x e r c i s e
of t s d i s c r e t i o n
a f t e r
an
i n
camera
h e a r i n g
and
a
F i n d i n g
of
u b s t a n t i a l
e v i d e n c e ,
t h i s
Court
s s u e d
a
P r o t e 0 i v e .
Order;
A n d upon
c o n s i d e r a t i o n of
h e Motion
f o r
R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n f i l e d
b y
t h e
• O f f i c e of
Attorney
General r e l a t i n g
t o
t h e
Order
of
Court i s s u e d
August
27, 2 0 1 4 , y
apd Oter
Arg,ument,
IT
IS
ORDERED
h a t
a
u r t h e r
b e a r i n g
r e l a t e d
t o
t h e i s s u O n e 0 of f p t O t e c k i s i v o
p u r s u a n t t o 18 P a . C . S . 1 §
4954
s h a l l
be
conducted on a
d a t e t o
be
a g r e e d
won
by
the
Attorney
General and
h e S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r i n t h 0
chamberg of
h e
S u p e r V i s i n g
Judge n
t h e Grand
J u r y
s u i t e .
The
1 A b j e c t
of h e horing i s
anggation
of o h o i m e t i o n , w i l m e s s
i n t i m i d a t i o n , and/Of
e t a l i a t i o n .
OV:HY,CO AT:
WILLIAM
Supervising
Judge
Copies
sent
on
September
17,2014
By
i r s t
Class
l a i '
t o :
Thomas
E. a r l u e c i o ,
E s q u i r e
a r n e s
1 3 a r k e r , E s q u i r e
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INTHE COURT
OF
COMMON
PLEAS
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY,
ENNSYLVANIA
IN RE:
THE
THIRTY-FIFTH
STATEWIDE
INVESTIGATING
GRAND IIJRY
: SUPREMECOURT OFPENNSYLVANIA
: NO. 76 M.D. V I I S C .
DKT.
012
:
MONTCOMERY
COUNTY
COMMONPLE.
:
M.D. 644-2012
OTICE
ORDER
AND NOW, h i s a . y of
e p t e r n b e r , 2014, t i s
hereby
ORDERED h a t
the
t t a c h e d
f i l e d on
g e p t e r n b e t
0 1 4 , . b e and s
hereby
e a l e d .
WILLIAM .
CARPENTER
S u p e r v i s i n g Judge
T h i r t y - F i f t h
S t a t e w i d e
InVe s t i g a t i n g
c i r a n d J u r y
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INTHECOURT
OFCOMMON
LEAS
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY, ENNSYLVANIA
IN
RE:
:
SUPREME
COURT
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
:
NO.
76
M.D.
MISCDKT.
012
THETHIRTY-FIVESTATEWME
:
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
COMMON
PLEAS
INVESTIGATINGGRANDJURY
: M.D.
424-2014
;
NOTICE
NO.
23
ORDER
AND
NOW, h i s
1 7 t h
day
of
e p t e r n b e r ,
2014,
n
t h e e x e r c i s e
of
t s
d i s c r e t i o n
a f t e r
an i n
camera
h e a r i n g
and
a i n d i n g of u b s t a n t i a l
e v i d e n c e , t h i s
Court
s s u e d
a P r o t e c t i v e
Order;
A n d upon c o n s i d e r a t i o n of h e Motion f o r
R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n f i l e d by t h e O f f i c e of
Attorney Gene ral
r e l a t i n g t o
t h e
Order
of
Court
s s u e d August
27,
014,
IT IS
ORDERED h a t t h e Motion s
GRANTED n p a r t
a s
t o Paragraphs
2 nd
5 of
s a i d
Order,
and t h e f o l l o w i n g
p e r s o n s only s h a l l be
s u b j e c t t o
Paragraphs
2 nd 5 of
a i d
Order:
1 . A n y
person
w h o
a s been sworn
o
Grand J u r y
s e c r e c y .
2 . Any
erson w h o
has r
had
a c c e s s
t o
any Grand
J u r y
i n f o r m a t i o n .
3 . Any person
a s s o c i a t e d
w i t h t h e
J .
Whyatt
Mondesirc
p r o c e e d i n g s
and
i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
A d d i t i o n a l l y ,
Paragraph
7 of s a i d
Order
i s modified
t o a l l o w communication
r e a a r c l i n g
t h e
Order
w i t h
c o u n s e l
f o r a e r s o n
s u b j e c t
t o
t h e
Order,
o r
purposes of p p e a l ,
and
o r
any t h e r ,
s i r n i l a r
purpose r e q u i r e d
by
law,
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BY
THE
COUR
WTI JAM, t .
CARPEN t
. S u p e r v i s i n g
J u c i g e
Copies
sent On
Nowmber
7,
0 1 . 4
1 3 y F i r s t
Class Mail
t o :
Thothas
E,
a r l u c c i ° ,
E s q u i r e
lames
134ker,
s q u i r e
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CERTIFICATE
OF
SERVICE
I hereby
c e r t i f y
t h a t
I a r n
t h i s day
s e r v i n g one copy of h e
f o r e g o i n g A p p l i c a t i o n
of
h e
O f f i c e
of Attorney General t h r
S p e c i a l R e l i e f
p u r s u a n t
t o
4 2
Pa.C.S. §§
502, 726,
Pa .R .A.P.
3309
upon t h e
p e r s o n s
and
i n t h e
manner
n d i c a t e d
below:
V i a U . S . F i r s l - C l a s s M a i l ,
Postage
pre-paid:
The
Honorable
W i l l i a r n R . Carpenter
Court
of
Common
l e a s of
M o n t g o m e r y
County
M o n t g o m e r y County
Courthouse
P.O.
Box 1 1
N o r r i
stown,PA
9404-0311
610 ) 278-5902
S u p e r v i s i n g Judge)
A n n
T h o m b u r g
Weiss, Clerk of Courts
M on t g omer y
County
Clerk
of
Courts
O f f i c e
P.O.
Box
311
Norristown,PA
9 4 0 4 , - 0 3 1 1
610)
278-3346
Clerk
of
Courts)
By :
OFFICE
OFATTORNEY
GENERAL
Criminal
Law
i v i s i o n
A ppeals
ega l
e r v i c e s S e c t i o n
1 6 t
Floor-Strawberry S q u a r e
Harrisburg,
PA
7120
717) 05-0098
Date: S ept embe r
19,2014
T h o m a s
E.
a r l u c c i o ,
Esquire
Plymouth Greene
O f f i c e
Carnpus
1000
G e rm a n t o w n
Pike,
u i t e
D3
Plymouth
Meeting,
PA
19462-2484
48 4)
74-2899
S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r )
JAMES . BARKER
Chief D e p ut y
Attorney
Gener al
Attorney
N o . 7 3 1 5
1 4
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Received 09/19/2014
Supreme
Court
Middle
D i s t r i c
F i l e d 09/19/2014
Supreme
Court
Middle
D i s t r i c
137 MM 0 1 4
IN THESUPREMECOURTOFPENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE ISTRICT
IN
RE:
THE HIRTY-FIFTH STATEWIDE :
INVESTIGATINGGRAND JURY : No. ___
MM
014
:
PETITION OF:
: FILED
UNDER
SEAL
OFFICE OFATTORNEY GENERAL :
MOTIONFORLEAVE
TO
ILE APPLICATION FOR PECIAL
RELIEF
UNDERSEAL
TOTHE
HONORABLE HIEF JUSTICE
AND
USTICES OF
THE
SUPREMECOURTOF
PENNSYLVANIA:
AND
NOW,
omes
h e
P e n n s y l v a n i a
O f f i c e
of
t t o r n e y G e n e r a l
by
K a t h l e e n
G.
Kane,
A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l of h e Commonwealth of e n n s y l v a n i a ,
and
James
P.
B a r k e r , Chief Deputy
A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l , who
i l e s
t h i s Motion o r Leave o F i l e A p p l i c a t i o n f o r
R e l i e f
under
S e a l , and
i n s u p p o r t t h e r e o f av e r s a s f o l l o w s :
1 . C o n c u r r e n t w i t h t h e f i l i n g of h i s Motion, e t i t i o n e r , O f f i c e of t t o r n e y G e n e r a l
of h e Commonwealth of e n n s y l v a n i a OAG) y K a t h l e e n Kane, t t o r n e y
G e n e r a l ,
i s f i l i n g
an
A p p l i c a t i o n f o r S p e c i a l R e l i e f p u r s u a n t t o 4 2 a . C . S . §§ 502, 726,
a . R . A . P . 3309.
2 . By
t s A p p l i c a t i o n
f o r S p e c i a l R e l i e f , OAG e e k s
t o c h a l l e n g e t h e i s s u a n c e of a
P r o t e c t i v e Order
by
t h e
S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge of h e T h i r t y - F i f t h
S t a t e w i d e I n v e s t i g a t i n g Grand
J u r y .
UNSEALED PER ORDER OF
THE COURT DATED
AUGUST 26, 2015
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3 . Of e c e s s i t y , t h e
A p p l i c a t i o n f o r
S p e c i a l
R e l i e f
r e c i t e s m a t t e r s o c c u r r i n g
b e f o r e
t h e Grand J u r y a n d / o r m a t t e r s s u b j e c t t o
S e a l i n g O r d e r s
s i g n e d by h e S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge of
h e
T h i r t y - F i f t h
S t a t e w i d e I n v e s t i g a t i n g Grand J u r y .
WHEREFORE,
h e P e n n s y l v a n i a O f f i c e of A t t o r n e y
G e n e r a l ,
t h r o u g h t h e A t t o r n e y
G e n e r a l
and u n d e r s i g n e d c o u n s e l , r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t s t h a t
t h i s
Honorable Court n t e r an
Order
g r a n t i n g
t h i s
Motion
o r
Leave
o F i l e A p p l i c a t i o n f o r
R e l i e f
under
S e a l and
e a l i n g t h i s Motion,
t h e A p p l i c a t i o n of h e O f f i c e of t t o r n e y G e n e r a l
f o r S p e c i a l R e l i e f p u r s u a n t t o 4 2 a . C . S . §§
502, 726, a . R . A . P . 3309, and any u t u r e documents i l e d i n
t h i s
m a t t e r p e n d i n g f u r t h e r Order of
C o u r t .
OFFICEOF
TTORNEY
GENERAL
CriminalLaw ivision
Appeals a n d
Legal Services Secti on
1 6
th
Floor-Strawberry Square
Harrisburg,PA 7120
717)
05-0098
Fax)
717)
83-5431
Date: September 19, 014
By :
2
Respectfully
submitted,
KATHLEEN G.K NE
Attorney
General
L WRENCE
M.
HERBA
Executive Deputy Attorney General
Director,
Criminal
Law ivision
JAMES .BARKER
Chief
Deputy
Attorney General
Attorney No.
7315
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VERIFICATION
The f a c t s r e c i t e d i n t h e
f o r e g o i n g
Commonweal th’s Answer t o
P e t i t i o n f o r
Review
a r e
t r u e and o r r e c t t o t h e b e s t
of
my nowledge and
b e l i e f . T h i s
s t a t e m e n t i s made w i t h
knowledge
t h a t a a l s e
s t a t e m e n t
i s
p u n i s h a b l e
by law under 18 Pa. C.S . § 9 0 4 b ) .
By:
AMES
.
BARKER
Chief
Deputy Attorney General
Attorney No. 7315
OFFICE
OF
TTORNEY GENERAL
CriminalLaw ivision
Appeals egal Services Sectio n
1 6
th
Flo or—Strawbe rry Square
Harrisburg,PA
7120
717)
05-0098
Date: September 19, 014
3
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CERTIFICATE
OF
ERVICE
I
hereby
e r t i f y
t h a t
I am h i s
day e r v i n g one copy
of
h e f o r e g o i n g Motion o r Leave o
F i l e A p p l i c a t i o n
f o r
R e l i e f under S e a l upon h e p e r s o n s and n t h e manner
n d i c a t e d
below:
Via
U.S.
First-Class
Mail,
Postage pre-paid:
The Honorable Wil liam R.
a r p e n t e r
Thomas
E.
a r l u c c i o ,
E s q u i r e
Court ofCommon
l e a s
of ontgomery
County Plymouth
Greene O f f i c e
Campus
Montgomery County o u r t h o u s e 1000
Germantown
i k e ,
S u i t e
D3
P.O.Box 311 Plymouth M e e t i n g ,PA 19462-2484
N o r r i s t o w n ,PA 9404-031 1 484) 74-2899
610) 78-5902
S p e c i a l
P r o s e c u t o r )
S u p e r v i s i n g
Judge)
Ann Thornburg Weiss, l e r k of o u r t s
Montgomery County
l e r k of
o u r t s O f f i c e
P.O.
Box 311
N o r r i s t o w n ,PA 9404-031 1
610) 78-3346
C l e r k of o u r t s )
By:
AMES .BARKER
Chief
Deputy
Attorney General
Attorney No.
7315
OFFICE
OF
TTORNEY GENERAL
CriminalLaw ivision
Appeals egal Services
Section
1 6
th
Floor-Strawberry Square
Harrisburg,PA 7120
717)
05-0098
Date: September 19,
014
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IN
THE
COURT OF
COMMON
PLEAS
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY,
ENNSYLVANIA
IN
RE:
THE
HIRTY-FIVE
STATEWIDE
INVESTIGATING
GRAND
URY
:
SUPREME
COURT
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
:
NO.
37
.D.
MISC.
DKT.
014
:
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
COMMON
PLEAS
:
M.D.
1424-2014
SEALING
ORDER
AND
NOW,
h i s 24th
day of S e p t e r n b e r ,
2014, t
i s
hereby
ORDERED,
h a t
t h e
a t t a c h e d
Answers and
Orders of
September 24,
2014
be
i l e d
under e a l
w i t h t h e
Supreme
Court
n t i l
f u r t h e r
Order
of h a t
C o u r t .
BY
THE
COURT:
WILLIAM .
CARPE TER,
J .
Supervising Jud g e
UNSEALED PER ORDER
OF THE COURT DATED
AUGUST 26, 2015
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IN
THE OURT
OF
OMMON LEAS
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
ENNSYLVANIA
IN
RE:
THE
THIRTY-FIVE
STATEWIDE
INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY
:
SUPREME
COURTOF
PENNSYLVANIA
:
NO.
137 M.D.
MISC.
DKT.
2014
:
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
OMMON
PLEAS
:
M.D.
1424-2014
SEALING
ORDER
AND NOW
h i s
24th day
of
September
2014 t i s
hereby ORDERED h a t
t h e
a t t a c h e d
Answers and Orders
of
e p t e r n b e r 24
2014
be
f i l e d under e a l w i t h
t h e
C l e r k of
Courts
of
Montgomery County
u n t i l
f u r t h e r
Order
of h i s
C o u r t
BY
THE
COURT:
t ,
WILLIAM
R.
CAR
ENTER
J
Supervising Judge
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IN THE
SUPREME
COURTOF
PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE
ISTRICT
IN
RE:
THE
HIRTY-FIFTH
STATEWIDE
:
NO.
37
MM
014
INVESTIGATING
GRAND
JURY
FILED
UNDERSEAL
V.
PETITION O F:
THE
FFICE
OF
ATTORNEY
GENERAL :
ANSWERTOTHE
APPLICATIONOF
THE
FFICE
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
FOR
PECIAL
RELIEF
PURSUANT
TO §502,
26,
a.R.A.P. 3309
TO
THEHONORABLE
HIEF JUSTICE AND USTICES
OFTHE
SUPREME
COURT
OF
ENNSYLVANIA:
AND NOW,
omes
Thomas
. Carluccio,
Esquire,
Special
Prosecutor
for
the
T h i r t y - F i f t h
Statewide
n v e s t i g a t i n g
Grand Jury,
who i l e s
t h i s A n s w e r
to
the
Application of
the
O f f i c e
of
Attorney Genera l
for
S p e c i a l R e l i e f
Pursuant
to
§§502,
26,
a . R . A . P .
3309, nd
in
suppor t
thereof
answe rs
as follows:
I
PARTIES
1.
Admi t t ed.
2. Denied,
o
the extent
that
h i s
Special
Prosecutor has no
no w l e d g e
as
to
w h a t h e
O f f i c e of t h e
Attorney
Genera l of
t h e
Conunonweal t h
of
Pennsylvania
OAG)
nows nd
doesn t know
b o u t
the
d e n t i t y
of
a ny
Respondent.
I L .
JURISDICTION
3. Admi t t ed, n
p a r t , that
Applicant h as o r r e c t l y c i t e d
Section 726 of
the
J u d i c i a l
Code. Denied, n
p a r t , that t h e Court h as
u r i s d i c t i o n
of
h i s matter
pursuant
to
Section
726 of
the
J u d i c i a l
Code.
I I I
BACKGROUND
4.
Denied,
o
the ext ent that A p p e n d i x
A
ppea rs
to
b e
a
w r i t i n g t h a t
speaks for t s e l f .
5. Admi t t ed.
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