Vince Fumo, long time State Senator from Phiadelphia, is facing 139 felony indictments from a federal grand jury.
The feds said Fumo, 63, one of the state’s most influential power brokers, used his Senate workers to clean his house and provide personal services, and tapped a charity he helped organize to provide him with cars, tools and other goodies.
The charges include conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and aiding and assisting the filing of a false tax return.
If convicted of all charges, Fumo, a state senator since 1978, could face from five to 15 years behind bars, sources said.
That’s a lot of time, but if found guilty, I hope he serves it all. When I speak of getting criminals off the streets of Philadelphia, it would seem that includes a fair number of their politicians. Maybe that’s why they would rather disarm us than lock up criminals. It would mean locking up too many of their own.
I should point out that Fumo was one of the Philly politicians that had close ties with the NRA (yes, there are some pro-gun politicians in the city), but corrupt politicians can go to hell, no matter how much they might agree with me on other issues. 139 felony indictments is no laughing matter. We’ll see how this plays out in the federal courts.
If he has been that powerful that long, he has knowledge of too many buried body locations to get much if any time. They will have to execute him to ensure his silence or give him a big break you or I would not be eligible for.