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Pennsylvania
Attorney General Kathleen Kane's press secretary, Chuck Ardo,
confirmed her office would hold a press conference in Harrisburg
on Tuesday, Pennlive.com said. (http://bit.ly/1HrioXS)
Ardo declined to comment on the subject of the press conference
as it "is grand jury protected".
Reed was expected to present himself for preliminary arraignment
at 8.30 am ET, the website cited multiple news outlets as
reporting.
Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office had
raided Reed's home in June and carted away antiques and boxes in
an investigation tied to a secret grand jury proceeding.
Reed, who was mayor of Harrisburg from 1982 to 2010, has been
dogged by rumors of personal financial improprieties in office,
including the use of public money to purchase antiques for his
home, which he has denied.
For the past two years, judicial sources told Reuters, a state
grand jury had been meeting in Pittsburgh to explore alleged
financial misdeeds that in 2011 led to the financial downfall of
Harrisburg, which is currently in state receivership.
Reed's lawyer, Allen Welch, could not be immediately reached for
comment outside regular business hours.
(Reporting by Ankush Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Anupama
Dwivedi)
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