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

Kristie Linden/MVI Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw and city Administrator John Harhai are shown during a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.

By KRISTIE LINDEN
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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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