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In this The Post Millennial article, Ben Tumulty reports that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has been accused by two of his own prosecutors of threatening “consequences” if they refused to handle a federal murder appeal in a manner designed to “protect the office.”
- Prosecutors Katie Ernst and Steven Wildberger filed a Notice of Conflict in federal court alleging Krasner instructed them to “litigate the case in a manner to protect the office” while working on an appeal of a 2009 murder conviction.
- The prosecutors stated that directive was incompatible with their ethical obligations and the interests of the Commonwealth.
- When they suggested referring the matter to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office due to the conflict, Krasner allegedly warned there would be “consequences for anyone who notified the court of the conflict issues.”
- The allegations surface days after a former prosecutor testified before U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond that she had been used as a “pawn” by supervisors and that the District Attorney’s Office colluded with defense attorneys and the Innocence Project to overturn the conviction.
- Judge Diamond ordered the evidentiary hearing after questioning why Krasner’s office initially supported overturning the conviction before later reversing its position.
- Ernst and Wildberger have also been ordered to testify; their appearance was postponed due to time constraints and is expected at a later hearing.
- Krasner’s office has not publicly responded to the allegations contained in the federal filing.
Read the full story:
https://thepostmillennial.com/philly-da-krasners-own-prosecutors-allege-he-threatened-them-to-protect-the-office
