Fumo Aide to Plead Guilty
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A computer technician accused of illegally destroying years' worth of state Senate computer records will plead guilty next week, marking the first plea in the corruption case against Sen. Vincent Fumo.
Leonard Luchko will plead guilty at a hearing Monday in Philadelphia, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Zauzmer said Wednesday. He declined to specify terms of the plea agreement, which had not yet been filed.
Luchko is charged in 29 obstruction or conspiracy counts, all relating to attempts to delete e-mails or computer records during the FBI investigation. He and a colleague destroyed e-mails from computers at Fumo's Senate offices, New Jersey shore home, and at a South Philadelphia nonprofit he controlled, the FBI charged.
Fumo, 65, is stepping down after 30 years in office to prepare for his Sept. 8 trial, which is expected to last several months. The powerful Philadelphia Democrat is charged with misusing more than $1 million in state resources and another $1 million from a seaport museum and the nonprofit.
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Leonard Luchko will plead guilty at a hearing Monday in Philadelphia, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Zauzmer said Wednesday. He declined to specify terms of the plea agreement, which had not yet been filed.
Luchko is charged in 29 obstruction or conspiracy counts, all relating to attempts to delete e-mails or computer records during the FBI investigation. He and a colleague destroyed e-mails from computers at Fumo's Senate offices, New Jersey shore home, and at a South Philadelphia nonprofit he controlled, the FBI charged.
Fumo, 65, is stepping down after 30 years in office to prepare for his Sept. 8 trial, which is expected to last several months. The powerful Philadelphia Democrat is charged with misusing more than $1 million in state resources and another $1 million from a seaport museum and the nonprofit.
For the full story, visit pennlive.com
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