A group of Republican House members hope to form a special committee with the power to subpoena documents and witnesses to determine how a Scranton businessman won a slots license despite being under a criminal investigation.

The Republican members are taking the move after being frustrated by conflicting testimony about Louis DeNaples from members of the state Gaming Control Board and the head of the state police.

“We have two state agencies saying two diametrically opposed things,” said Rep. Curt Schroder (R., Chester), who is drafting the resolution. “We just feel we need to get to the bottom of it and find out really what happened.”