American Hustle II: How A 3-Year Philadelphia Politico Sting Unfolded

Craig R. McCoy, Anglea Couloumbis, and Jennifer Lin at the Philadelphia Inquirer offer a piece on the backstory of the sting operation that caught Philadelphia politicans taking money and gifts on tape.

The sting operation is now controversal, as the case was dropped by the Pennsyvania Attorney General, who, like the politicians caught on tape, is a Democrat.

You can read the story via the below link:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140323_A_3-year_saga__How_the_sting_unfolded.html

You can also read a piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, also a Democrat, who blasts the PA Attorney General for not prosecuting the case, via the below link:

http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20140323_Kane_s_account_of_case_doesn_t_add_up.html  

And you can read a piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Frank Fina, the sting's prosecutor, via the below link:

http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20140323_Kane_should_explain_actions_to_the_public_on_the_record.html

And you can also read an earlier post on the politico sting via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2014/03/committee-of-seventy-urges-pennsylvania.html