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Philly Mayor's Bank Records Subpoenaed

Philadelphia Mayor John Street faces more trouble. Not only was his office bugged, but the feds have subpoenaed his bank records...as well as those of his wife and son.

The subpoena was served Friday at Commerce Bank's Philadelphia headquarters and sought bank records for Street, his wife Naomi Post, his son Sharif Street, and Ronald A. White, a lawyer who has been among Street's closest advisers and who has raised more than $250,000 for his campaigns, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Saturday, citing sources familiar with the investigation.

It does seem like a dirty leaks campaign is going on. Who but law enforcement would know about the subpoena and leak it? Sure, maybe bank employees knew, but what would be their motive to leak it and why would they risk their job to do so? After the leak, a bank spokesman confirmed the existence, but not the scope, of the subpoenas.

Lawyer White had this to say about the seizures:

White, speaking outside a youth foundation event Saturday, said federal authorities had taken "every record I have." Why have they focused this entire investigation on only minority businesses?" White told WPVI-TV. "Are you telling me that minorities are the only people that have contracts in this city? I don't think so."

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