HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ― One current and one former state lawmaker took the stand in the public corruption trial of their former colleague Mike Veon on Monday, telling jurors about the card games and taxpayer-catered meals Veon once hosted in his legislative office.
They were among the witnesses who testified as the defense began to put on its case Monday, a court session that ended with the presiding judge issuing a stern warning to one of Veon’s attorneys regarding his courtroom decorum.
Rep. Jim Wansacz, D-Lackawanna, said he played in Veon’s regular Tuesday night basketball games, after which the participants would often reconvene in the Capitol for dinner, often takeout ethnic food picked up by state workers.
Wansacz and former Rep. Dan Surra both testified that some of the get-togethers also included cigar smoking and beer drinking.
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