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City confirms former right-to-know officer was arrested; DA-led grand jury probe ongoing
Summary
Lehigh County's multistate grand jury investigation included an arrest of a city right-to-know officer at City Hall; the city says the employee is no longer employed and the Lehigh County district attorney has limited public disclosure while the probe continues.
City officials confirmed that a Bethlehem employee who served as the city's right-to-know officer was arrested in an investigation led by the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and that the employee is no longer employed by the city. Solicitor John F. Burke Jr. told the council the probe is a "three-year multistate investigation grand jury task force" and that many court materials are sealed, limiting what the prosecutor can disclose.
Why it matters: the arrest involved a city employee who had access to certain internal records as part of the right-to-know role. City leaders said they cooperated with…
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