Just got my daily update from the Philadelphia Business Journal and saw this story, which oddly enough, hasn't appeared on Philly.com yet:
A Philadelphia woman was charged Monday with extorting more than $5,000 in cash and a cell phone while working for the city of Philadelphia and City Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller.
Theresa Pinkett, 53, of Philadelphia is alleged to have extorted the cash and cell phone in exchange for providing assistance on real estate issues for properties located in the city, which was part of her duties, according to the charges.
Pinkett is alleged to have accepted about $5,000 in cash and a cell phone from 2001 to 2003 -- while serving as a constituent services representative for Reed -- and $1,200 in cash from September to December of last year while serving as a community specialist in the Community Affairs Division for the City Controller's Office. No wrongdoing is alleged by others in Reed's office or the Controller's Office.
"At any level, abusing one's public position for personal gain is illegal and can not be tolerated," said U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan, who announced the charges on Monday.
Pinkett faces a maximum of 20 years imprisonment, three years supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
Judging by a Google News search of the woman's name, it doesn't seem like this story is hot enough to drive internet traffic just yet. I guess everyone else is too busy tripping over themselves to cover every angle of a crime allegedly perpetrated by someone whose salary isn't paid for by my tax dollars.
Everyone except CBS 3, that is.
Priceless.
Comments (5)
I suppose no incriminating bikini photos were found as well?
Posted by Patricio | December 17, 2007 4:09 PM
Are her boobs real?
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 5:27 PM
The City Of Philadelphia is full of corruption & stink so none of this should be a surprise. For months this forum here has praised Nutter and glorified him. What will be said when stolen turnips appear in his administration.
Anomymous ,
Since you're worried about Lane's twins. Call Q-102 and ask her significant other.
Posted by Jasper Zeigler Jr | December 18, 2007 12:13 PM
I was asking about Pinkett's twins. Who cares about Alycia Lane?
Posted by Anonymous | December 18, 2007 4:45 PM
Maybe there is a dollar amount limit to make it newsworthy?
Posted by Mark Chalupa | December 25, 2007 2:24 PM