Summary
A federal grand jury heard testimony Wednesday in the two-year public corruption investigation of former District Attorney John C. Pettit, one of Washington County's most powerful politicians until he lost a bid for a seventh term in November.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh is investigating whether Pettit, 72, fixed cases, solicited false testimony, took inmates and informants to buy drugs and traded sex with female inmates for leniency, three sources told the Tribune-Review.See the full content of this document
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Ex-Da Case Focuses On Inmate Sex
One woman, Tiffany Ryan, 32, a state prison inmate whose criminal record includes arrests for prostitution and drug offenses, spent more than four hours yesterday behind closed doors with the grand jury at the U.S. District Courthouse.
Pettit could not be r...See the full content of this document
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