UPDATE: Veon, three other defendants wave preliminary hearings; trial to restart at 10 a.m.

UPDATE, 9:00 a.m.: Four of the six "Bonusgate" defendants scheduled to have their preliminary hearing Tuesday morning have waved their hearing, including former House Minority Whip Mike Veon (D-Beaver County).

Combined with the six defendants who waved their hearing before Tuesday, that leaves just two to before the court today -- state Rep. Sean Ramaley (D-Beaver County) and former state House aide Anna Marrie Perretta-Rosepink.

Those who appeared in a Dauphin County Courthouse Tuesday morning to wave their hearing include: Veon and former Democratic House staffers Brett Cott, Earl Mosley, and Stephen Keefer.

Each now has their trial pass over to county court.

The hearing for Ramaley and Perretta-Rosepink starts at 10 a.m. -- the judge presiding over the case said the unexpected decision by the four defendents has forced the attorney general's office to reshuffle its witness list. 

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UPDATE, 8:50 a.m.: Former House Minority Whip Mike Veon, the most high profile of the 12 former and current Democratic lawmakers and staffers indicted in connection with "Bonusgate," waved his preliminary hearing Tuesday morning in a Dauphin County Courthouse.

Appearing just briefly before the court, the judge explained to Veon his rights before sitting down in the courthouse.

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The preliminary trial for seven of the 12 people indicted this July in connection with "Bonusgate," the wide-ranging probe into the alleged misuse of millions of dollars of taxpayer money, starts Tuesday morning in a Dauphin County Courthouse.

Scott and Jennifer Brubaker, Jeff Foreman, and Rachel and Mike Manzo all waived their hearing before Tuesday. 

Check back with PolitickerPA.com throughout the day for updates.