Berks county officials are looking into donations made to Bill Rubin and Bill Green when both were Philadelphia City Council candidates.

The Berks County Board of Elections is investigating two $10,000 contributions that Reading Mayor Vaughn Spencer made to Philadelphia City Council candidates in 2011 — the day after Spencer received a $30,000 contribution from the political committee of the powerful electricians’ union in Philadelphia.

To prove a violation of state law, the Board would have to demonstrate that Local 98 told Spencer to spend the money on the City Council races. [Newsworks]