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    The statewide grand jury has returned a presentment recommending criminal charges against several former state aides and at least one high-ranking former state legislator related to an investigation into $1.8 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses paid to state employees for work on election contests in 2006. Attorney General Tom Corbett is expected to announce the presentment and charges at an afternoon press conference. The investigation has focused on the roles of former House Minority Whip Michael Veon and a half dozen top House aides including the former chief of staff to House Majority Leader H. William DeWeese.

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    The statewide grand jury has returned a presentment recommending criminal charges against several former state aides and at least one high-ranking former state legislator related to an investigation into $1.8 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses paid to state employees for work on election contests in 2006. Attorney General Tom Corbett is expected to announce the presentment and charges at an afternoon press conference. The investigation has focused on the roles of former House Minority Whip Michael Veon and a half dozen top House aides including the former chief of staff to House Majority Leader H. William DeWeese.

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    Charges over legislative bonuses to be announced

    Thursday, July 10, 2008

    By Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    HARRISBURG -- A statewide grand jury has returned a presentment recommending criminal charges
    against several former state aides as well as at least one high ranking former state legislator, sources
    said.
    Attorney General Tom Corbett is expected to announce the presentment and the charges during an
    afternoon press conference here.
    For the past 17 months Mr. Corbett's office has investigated possible corruption in connection with $1.8
    million in tax-payer funded bonuses paid to state employees who worked on state House election
    contests in 2006.
    The investigation has focused on the roles of former House Minority Whip Michael Veon, D-Beaver,
    and a half dozen top House aides, including Michael Manzo, former chief of staff to House Majority
    Leader H. William DeWeese, D-Greene.
    First published on July 10, 2008 at 8:20 am

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