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Crooked local politician seeking sentencing help from fatherhood and Facebook

By Douglas A. Berman

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An upcoming federal sentencing for a local Pennsylvania politician convicted of taking kickbacks is raising a bunch of interesting issues. First, as detailed in this local story, the defendant is seeking leniency based on his fatherhood: Former Luzerne County commissioner Greg Skrepenak is asking a judge to reduce his possible prison sentence based on the fact he is a single father caring for three children. Skrepenak, 40, is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his guilty plea to accepting a $5,000 kickback for helping a developer win entry into a tax forgiveness program. In a motion filed Tuesday, Skrepenak?s attorney, Peter Moses, says Skrepenak is the sole caregiver for the children because their mother, his estranged wife, Carrie, suffers from drug addiction and is currently incarcerated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 04, 2010 (boomark / email).

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