Buchanan clashes with radio host over Wecht case, tells him to ‘shut up’

Former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan on Thursday got into a heated discussion with a Pittsburgh radio host about her handling of the high-profile prosecution of pathologist Cyril Wecht, at one point seeming to threaten the host with a defamation suit.

The on-air confrontation came after KDKA 1020‘s Marty Griffin had interviewed Wecht, who Buchanan prosecuted for allegedly misusing his office of county coroner for private gain. Those charges were eventually dropped, and political insiders…

February 19, 2010 at 6:00 am | Comments (9)

Wecht trial could be a political headache for Buchanan

In January 2006, then-U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan charged former Allegheny County Croner Cyril Wecht with 84 counts of fraud and theft, alleging that he used his public office for private gain. The legal saga lasted more than three years, during which Wecht’s lawyers claimed the charges were politically motivated, and much of the prosecution’s evidence was eventually thrown out due full story

February 8, 2010 at 2:15 pm | Comments (3)

Wecht won’t run for governor

When you have as many professional obligations as pathologist Cyril Wecht, apparently even solid name recognition and a wide open primary aren’t enough incentive to pursue the governor’s office.

Wecht—who has served as the Allegheny County Democratic party chairman, county commissioner and county coroner—announced Friday that

February 5, 2010 at 2:39 pm | Comments (1)

Wecht mulling a gubernatorial run, but laying low

Nationally-renowned pathologist Cyril Wecht said Monday that he is indeed considering a run for governor, but has yet to put together a campaign committee or start fundraising a mere 16 weeks before the wide-open Democratic primary.

In a brief interview with pa2010.com, Wecht avoided any specifics about his gubernatorial aspirations, but confirmed

January 19, 2010 at 9:18 am | Comments (3)

Report: Warren Commission skeptic might run for governor

Nationally-renowned pathologist Cyril Wecht is considering a run in the crowded Democratic primary for governor, raising that a unique, celebrity-style candidate could join the still wide open field four months before primary voters head to the polls,

January 13, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (5)