HARRISBURG — Attorneys for former state Rep. Mike Veon said today they may ask a judge to declare a mistrial in the Bonusgate public corruption trial because of a key government witness’s testimony.

They are alleging that either prosecutors withheld discovery evidence or their key witness Michael Manzo perjured himself.

Defense attorneys engaged in a contentious cross-examination of Mr. Manzo about his testimony that he and Mr. Veon conspired to award publicly funded bonuses to state workers as rewards for campaign work.

Attorneys met privately in the Judge Richard Lewis’s chambers to discuss the issue. Judge Lewis then said he would allow Mr. Manzo to continue testifying but recessed the trial until 1:30 p.m. to allow the witness to review his grand jury testimony.

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