The Pennsylvania attorney general is investigating the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and a number of former employees spent several hours in front of a Pittsburgh-based grand jury earlier this year, discussing political influence inside the commission.

Among those questioned by the grand jury is the turnpike’s former second-in-command, Kevin Longenbach, who was forced out of his position two years ago.

The investigation first surfaced in September when the Morning Call of Allentown quoted a commission source saying he had been questioned regarding turnpike contracts. Yesterday, the commission and the FBI both strenuously denied reports of an FBI “raid” published by Toll Roads News, an Internet site based in Frederick, Md.

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