Republican congressional candidate Thomas Marino, a former U.S. attorney who resigned in 2007 after it was revealed he was a reference for Louis DeNaples on a gaming application, erroneously reported on his financial disclosure statement he earned $24,999 working for DeNaples as an in-house attorney in 2009.

In fact, Marino was paid $249,999 by DeNaples in 2009, Marino’s tax form shows.

”It was a typing error and will be amended and corrected,” Jason Fitzpatrick, Marino’s spokesman, said of the disclosure report, which is required of congressional candidates.

Marino is one of three Republicans vying for northeastern Pennsylvania’s 10th District seat held by Democrat Chris Carney. He made his income tax returns public.

Marino was hired by DeNaples after resigning in October 2007 as the lead federal prosecutor for Pennsylvania’s Middle District, a region that includes Harrisburg and Scranton.

The Morning Call reported in August 2007 that Marino had provided a reference for DeNaples on DeNaples’ gaming application for Mount Airy Casino Resort even as Marino’s office was investigating DeNaples.

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