Pennsylvania Legislator Arrested, Charged with 82 Felonies

On November 13, Pennsylvania state house member John Perzel surrendered to law enforcement authorities. He is charged with using taxpayer resources for Republican Party campaign work. See this story. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives 2003-2007, and is the Speaker Emeritus. He was re-elected in November 2008 in a two-party race, polling 65.7% of the vote against a Democrat. Also surrendering were nine political associates of Perzel, including some employees of the legislature.


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Pennsylvania Legislator Arrested, Charged with 82 Felonies — 3 Comments

  1. Worse is a relative term. All illegal activity whether done by Dems or Reps (or their toadies) is equally bad. Some time in the future (perhaps by the 25th century) people will realize that and toss BOTH parties out.

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