by KYW’s Brad Segall
Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor wants Pennsylvania lawmakers to put stricter restrictions on people who buy prepaid cell phones.
To get a prepaid phone, all you have to do is plunk down your cash and walk out of the store -- no paperwork necessary. Castor says that’s a problem for his detectives because they can’t track down the owner of the phone:
“This problem comes up all the time in narcotics investigations and we have been trying to get the legislature interested in the issue. When it happens to one of their own, it’s amazing how quickly they move.”
This came up recently when Castor was investigating allegations of voter intimidation tactics in the 70th district state house race between Jay Moyer and Netta Hughes. Racially charged text messages were sent to a Hughes campaign worker. Moyer’s campaign was cleared and another Hughes poll worker was charged.
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