Conspirator details lottery scheme in Pennsylvania case
Harrisburg UPI report says Peter Maragos testified about a $1.2 million fix of the April 24 Daily Number drawing planned in church and at a Monroeville restaurant. He described meetings with Nick Perry and lottery official Edward Plevel, including methods to weight balls with paint and a strategy to stagger bets. He received five years probation for cooperation.
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Decision on senator to be delayed in corruption case
Harrisburg report recommends postponing any Senate decision on convicted Sen. Vincent Fumo until sentencing, possibly weeks away. Ethics panel says certify no returns from his 1990s re election until post trial motions are resolved, preserving Senate integrity while not harming Fumo’s legal rights.
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Three jurors chosen in Reading murder case
Three jurors have been chosen in the murder trial of two Western Pennsylvania men charged with killing Apollo police rookie Leonard Miller Jr. during a Christmas holiday shooting spree. The panel was selected in Berks County after failed attempts in other counties.
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Lions Clubs distribute thousands of seeing-eye dogs
In Philadelphia and worldwide Lions Clubs provide free seeing-eye dogs to blind persons. Recipients go to the Rochester Michigan school to learn dog commands. In 1979 the clubs supplied 305 dogs to individuals seeking assistance.
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Confession ruled inadmissible in officer’s murder trial
In a Philadelphia murder case judge George Ivins ruled a written confession by former officer John Ziegler inadmissible as evidence. An oral statement Ziegler gave to a superior about the Aug 24 shooting of 17 year old William Green could be used. Green died after a car chase in North Philadelphia that sparked three nights of disturbances.
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