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Authorities say public money used for political purposes
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Published: July 11, 2008
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A state legislator, a former legislative leader and 10 other people connected to the state House Democratic caucus were charged yesterday over allegations that millions of taxpayer dollars were illegally siphoned off to underwrite political campaigns.
Pennsylvania prosecutors filed the theft, conflict-of-interest and conspiracy charges after grand jurors found that legislative employees received taxpayer-financed bonuses for doing campaign work; state computers and equipment were commandeered for political campaigning; and public contracts were issued for partisan purposes. Some of the bonuses issued in 2005 and 2006 were well more than $20,000.
Those charged include former Democratic Whip Mike Veon; Rep. Sean Ramaley, a Beaver County Democrat currently running for state Senate; and several key caucus staffers or former staffers.
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