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FBI Probe Uncovers Corruption In Allentown, Pa.

Covert recordings, political bribes, raided offices and now, federal indictments. An FBI probe is dismantling an entire political administration after uncovering deep corruption within. But these politicians aren't in Congress or even in a state governor's office. This scandal is ripping through the tiny city council of Allentown, Pa., and the FBI is throwing everything it's got into the investigation.

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Andrea Seabrook covers Capitol Hill as NPR's Congressional Correspondent.

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