Bug Didn't Incriminate Mayor (FBI Bugging Scandal In Philly)

The bug planted in Mayor Street's City Hall office did not record any incriminating words from the mayor during its brief, two-week life, The Inquirer has learned.

The discovery of the FBI listening device, found so soon after it was installed, set back the wide-ranging corruption investigation that is mainly focused on the awarding of city contracts in exchange for campaign contributions. It also ignited a public furor that has blotted out all other issues in the hard-fought mayoral election.

A confident Street, asked last night for comment for this article, said he was not surprised. "From the very, very beginning, I said they can capture any conversations they want in my office, and I said there will be no corruption, no sex and no profanity," the mayor said moments after a speech to cheering supporters at Faith Tabernacle Church in North Philadelphia. "That's what I said then, and that's what I'm telling you now."

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/local/7089091.htm

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