Ex-Pa. House speaker pleads guilty to corruption
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:54 pm
"It was up to me to see that taxpayer funds were spent only for the betterment of the people of Pennsylvania, and not for my political benefit (or) that of my party," Perzel said in the news release.
Prosecutors have described Perzel, 61, as being at the center of a scheme to spend millions of taxpayer dollars..
Also Wednesday, his nephew and co-defendant Eric S. Ruth, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and conflict of interest.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/nat ... 43373.html
Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, is awaiting trial on similar charges filed by a county district attorney.
Prosecutors have described Perzel, 61, as being at the center of a scheme to spend millions of taxpayer dollars..
Also Wednesday, his nephew and co-defendant Eric S. Ruth, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and conflict of interest.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/nat ... 43373.html
Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, is awaiting trial on similar charges filed by a county district attorney.