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<b>First Posted:</b> 10/30/2009<br><br>Edward Lewis elewis@www.timesleader.com 
WILKES-BARRE TWP. - A state police liquor control enforcement officer was charged today with giving confidential information about an impending raid at a  Township tavern.

Michael Buckley, 44, of East Grand Street, Nanticoke, was charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution and obstructing administration of law. He was arraigned by District Judge Michael Dotzel Friday afternoon and released without bail.
According to the criminal complaint:
Buckley, as a LCE officer, overheard plans on Sept. 29&amp;nbsp;about other LCE officers going to Leo's Roadhouse in Plymouth Township and removing illegal gambling devices.
Investigators monitored Buckley and allegedly recorded him making numerous phone calls to Leo's Roadhouse from Sept. 29 to Oct. 16, the criminal complaint says.
During the recorded phone calls, Buckley asked a Leo Roadhouse employee if the owners &amp;quot;got the machines out yet?&amp;quot;
A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled on Nov. 3 before District Judge Joseph Halesey in Hanover Township.

Liquor enforcement officer charged with giving bar classified information about raid