Judge won't dismiss corruption case against Allentown mayor

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A federal judge won't dismiss corruption charges against the mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Court records show a request to toss out the indictment against Mayor Ed Pawlowski was denied Tuesday.

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The Democrat is accused of accepting more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city business. He has pleaded not guilty.

Pawlowski's lawyer asked the judge to dismiss the case last month, arguing that prosecutors used testimony based on hearsay and withheld evidence during his grand jury indictment. The attorney was not immediately available for comment on the judge's decision.

He recently won a fourth term in office in the city of about 120,000 people.

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