Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA

A former Philadelphia mayor is charged with taking kickbacks, kickbacks."

And in case you think he's a Democrat, the AP wants you to know otherwise.

LeBlanc, a Republican, was among five people, including insurance broker Herbert H. Bagley and former borough administer Anthony Biondi, named in indictments Tuesday.

Funny, though, how no other story about corruption is so unambiguous about a political affliliation.

The case sprang from wiretaps obtained in the 2002 drug probe of a former councilman, Ernest "Scotty" Scott, who is now serving time for running a drug ring with his adult sons, county prosecutor Bruce Castor said.

Details of Scott case. Link
Scott a Republican. "Scott joined the council as a Republican." Link