Monessen hires law firm to pursue wiretapping claims, despite no charges
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December 2, 2021

Monessen hires law firm to pursue wiretapping claims, despite no charges

By Stacy Wolford

By KRISTIE LINDEN
klinden@yourmvi.com
Despite the Pennsylvania state police decision to not file charges after several requests to investigate Mayor Matt Shorraw’s reports of alleged wiretapping in the former city hall, Shorraw now says the city has to hire special counsel regarding the issue.
The roughly year-long state investigation into whether the installation of security cameras with audio capabilities in Monessen’s city hall constituted wiretapping violations was closed Oct. 7.

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