Unethical, maybe. Criminal, apparently not.

The Scoop has it on good authority that criminal charges will not be filed against Lower Providence Supervisors Colleen Eckman and running mate Don Thomas. Both are embroiled in a civil suit against the JP Mascaro company over campaign literature distributed by the duo stating that Mascaro employees had contributed heavily to their opponents, Jim Dougherty and Craig Dininny. Apparently the district attorney's office has decided there isn't enough there for criminal charges.