August 7, 2008 - 8:40am
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Fumo aide to plead guilty

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

More bad news arrived for state Sen. Vince Fumo (D-Philadelphia) Wednesday, when federal prosecutors said a former computer technician in his office would plead guilty and testify against him.

If Leonard Luchko does indeed plead guilty Monday, it would mark the first guilty plea in the massive corruption case against Fumo. The 30-year incumbent and Philadelphia political icon faces a 139-count indictment in a trial scheduled to begin this fall.

He has denied any wrongdoing, but opted not to run for reelection this spring because of the indictment. Democrat Larry Farnese is expected to beat underdog Republican Jack Morley to replace Fumo in the First Senatorial District.

DAN HIRSCHHORN is a PolitickerPA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at danh@politickerpa.com.
Related topics: Vince Fumo, SD-1, Larry Farnese, Jack Morley
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