Mike Veon, a onetime Harrisburg reformer who became the consummate insider illegally using tax dollars to run his campaigns and others, will pay back with 6 to 14 years of his life.
Posts Tagged ‘Bonusgate’
Post-Gazette: Veon gets 6-14 years in jail time for Bonusgate conviction
Friday, June 18th, 2010Post-Gazette: Judge orders Perzel, 9 GOP colleagues to stand trial
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Dauphin County District Judge William Wenner this afternoon ordered all defendants held for trial after preliminary hearing. However, he dismissed four charges against Mr. Feese and four against his former secretary Jill Seaman. Those charges related to accusations they fabricated meeting notes to conceal Mr. Feese’s knowledge of the alleged misuse of public funds.
Trib: Juror issues could help Veon win appeal
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010But, cautioned John Burkoff, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, trial issues deemed fertile for appeal by no means guarantee success.
Inquirer: Bonusgate defendants’ lawyer accuses Corbett
Friday, March 26th, 2010Read the full article in the Inquirer
HARRISBURG – A lawyer for two defendants in the Bonusgate corruption scandal is attempting to turn the tables on Attorney General Tom Corbett, accusing him in court documents of the very activities he is prosecuting.
In motions filed in Dauphin County Court, lawyer Joshua Lock asked a judge to dismiss [...]
Inquirer Editorial: The line is drawn
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010The guilty verdict against former Democratic State Rep. Michael R. Veon in an illegal bonus scheme proves the shameful extent of Harrisburg’s corrupt culture.
PoliticsPA: Veon verdict ‘just’
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010“We believe justice has been served with this verdict,” Corbett said during an afternoon press conference, “and that hopefully the people of Pennsylvania can have a little bit more faith in state government today now that these defendants have been convicted of stealing more than $2 million of their money.”
PoliticsPA: Rohrer camp calls trial ‘fascinating side show’
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010The mixed verdict delivered Monday night against former House leader Mike Veon doesn’t change Republican gubernatorial primary, the Sam Rohrer campaign said hours after the jury made its decision.
PoliticsPA: Veon verdict, though imperfect, likely a boost to Corbett
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010The mixed verdict returned Monday night in the Mike Veon trial was seen by Republican strategists as a win for Republican Tom Corbett’s gubernatorial campaign after his investigation returned some convictions against the former House Democratic leader.
But it also gave critics, citing the fact that the jury dismissed many of the criminal counts, an opening to criticize his investigation as wasteful and largely unsuccessful.
Mixed verdict greets Veon in ‘Bonusgate’ trial
Monday, March 22nd, 2010Former Democratic House leader Mike Veon has been convicted on 14 of the 59 counts he was charged with in connection to the attorney general’s “Bonusgate” investigation, a trial that ended suddenly Monday night in Harrisburg.
Two former aides were greeted with similar mixed verdicts while one, Stephen Keefer, was acquitted of all charges.
Judge denies mistrial bid for ‘Bonusgate’
Monday, March 22nd, 2010Three of the Pennsylvania legislative corruption trial defendants lost their request Monday for a mistrial after they argued the judge should not have replaced a sick juror once deliberations began.
Judge Richard Lewis turned down the motion and also rejected the same defendants’ bid to have additional instructions read to the jury, currently in its seventh day of deliberations following a six-week trial.
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