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Wayne Bryant, the former New Jersey State Senator, will report to federal prison in West Virginia today. Bryant was convicted of taking a job for which he did no work at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a trade off for state funding.
Facing a 55-month prison term, Vince Fumo has recently gotten engaged and will throw a 350-person bash to celebrate. The bash will also serve as his send-off...to prison.
The city is planning to designate one lane on both Pine and Spruce Streets for bicycling. The project is expected to begin near Labor Day and the lanes will extend from river to river on both streets.
Federal prosecutors fought back at Sen. Vincent Fumo's assertion that he only owed the $2 million originally sought in the indictment. They claim that Fumo must forfeit things obtained "directly or indirectly" as a result of the criminal activity.
The cell phone ban proposal in Pennsylvania suffered a hit yesterday. The measure that would have banned hand-held cell phone use while driving was rejected yesterday after three hours of intense debate.
The Montgomery County Planning Commission has proposed a garage to assist with parking woes at the Jekintown-Wyncote train station. SEPTA riders who cannot find a spot in the station's lot then have to move to the streets, literally. However, nearby residents do not think that the new garage will be an improvement, but rather cause more traffic on the town's narrow streets.
Michael Nutter announced a $3.84 billion budget for the city yesterday—and quickly came under fire for the steep property and sales tax hikes he proposed earlier in the week to raise some of the money for it. It seems that the mayor is becoming less and less popular these days.
In response to a news story in the Daily News yesterday, the state Department of Education stated that "there is no law that prohibits school police officers in Pennsylvania from carrying a firearm." The school-police officers' union has been attempting to arm its officers but the Philadelphia School District said it was opposed.
A southbound SEPTA R2 commuter train clipped a car at a grade crossing in Montgomery County this morning, briefly disrupting service on the line and sending the motorist to the hospital." The accident, which occurred just before six a.m., affected train service for about an hour.
Funds are dwindling for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As a result, it is cutting staff, deferring exhibitions, trimming salaries and, if approved, raising admission fees. Senior staff will take up to 10 percent in salary cuts and 30 positions are being eliminated. "We are committed to a balanced budget, and in order to achieve that we need to make changes this year that will help us out next year," said interim CEO Gail M. Harrity.
Philadelphia Newspapers LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday. The parent company of The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com is mired in $390 million in debt.
Senator Vince Fumo testified yesterday that he increased his computer security and deleted e-mails after he found out that the FBI was investigating him. Fumo also testifed that he believes he was targeted by the Bush Administration because, "[he] was the most prominent Democrat in Pennsylvania."
Two University of Pennsylvania undergraduates were hospitalized with meningitis yesterday. One student is listed as stable and the other is in critical condition. Anybody who had been in close contact with the students were identified before an announcement was made.
Vince Fumo told a jury yesterday that he's a shy, introverted man—not an evil wrongdoer trying to leech state funds. The state-paid private eye who followed Fumo's ex-girlfriend saw Fumo's state of being and said he would do it free of charge. "At the time, I was heartbroken. I was jealous. I was in love, and she had broken off with me," he said. "I was moping around. He tried to cheer me up."
For those of you who think that gambling is the only way to make a quick buck, think again; a couple stole $15,000 by robbing 60 Coca-Cola machines at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. Authorities are on the search for the woman and her male companion.
Elton Brand is looking like yet another big money bust for the Sixers. The $80 million forward is going to have season-ending shoulder surgery on Monday.
What began as a routine traffic stop turned into a fatal crash. Chris Jones, who was a 10-year veteran of the Middletown Township Police Department, passed yesterday following the accident. There was a chain reaction that pushed his police cruiser forward, pinning him beneath the auto.
Gov. Corzine said yesterday that the Garden State could receive close to $4 billion in federal stimulus money over two years to help pay for education and health care. The Democratic governor praised President Obama and his economic team for moving to jump-start the economy, and predicted that the stimulus money would help reverse Americans' skittishness. Corzine delayed his annual budget address to the Legislature by two weeks so he could get a better idea of how much federal help to expect.
Today in Vince Fumo's trial, an FBI computer expert will continue to testify about just how the Government went about finding so damn much incriminating shit on various computers.
Demonstrators protested the Philadelphia library closings yesterday at City Hall. Mayor Nutter and Free Library Director Siobhan Reardon were declared "in contempt of the people's court" by costumed members of the ad hoc Coalition to Save the Libraries. The two were accused of working to sabotage a judge's ruling to keep open 11 branches that had been scheduled to be shuttered. The demonstrators chanted and danced as the orchestra's music reverberated against the municipal marble.
Philadelphia Managing Director Camille Barnett is being driving to and from work by a uniformed officer in a marked police car because of a security threat made against her months ago. The threat occurred early last winter when a man who appeared to be homeless yelled obscenities and followed Barnett as she walked her two dogs near her apartment at the Phoenix. Ramsey decided that police should escort Barnett, particularly home from night meetings. "I don’t want to sound sexist, but I do take it more seriously... You got a woman that’s all alone," Ramsey said.
Trial resumes this morning in U.S. District Court for Sen. Vincent Fumo. Prosecutors have all but wrapped up the first phase of the complex federal corruption case against Fumo. Prosecutors have elicited testimony from a string of witnesses that they carried out numerous personal and political tasks for the senator. Today, U.S. Attorneys will plunge ahead with more witnesses in the second part of the indictment, charging that Fumo also defrauded a South Philadelphia nonprofit.
An Ocean County man who filed a discrimination suit against eHarmony saw justice yesterday. The Internet matchmaker reached a settlement agreement to provide same-sex matching services next year. The new service, Compatible Partners, will be marketed to gays and lesbians and be available through the eHarmony Web site and will debut March 31, 2009.
Vincent Fumo’s ex-girlfriend took the stand yesterday and testified to his high-flying, coddled lifestyle, his rages and romantic messages and his resolve to make others pay for his pleasures. Though she insisted that she still loved the troubled Senator, she spent the bulk of her five-and-a-half hours on the stand corroborating previous testimony relative to his turning government aides into personal servants.
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- Former State Senator Vincent Fumo is set to be sentenced today. Even though Fumo's defense team passed along more than 250 letters of support from various political figures, he is widely expected to face prison time.
- Creative Steps rejected the Valley Club's offer to return to the swim club. Additionally, the summer day camp announced plans to sue the club.
- Barry Mescolotto has been caught double-dipping. Mescolotto, a member of the Board of Revision of Taxes, sent e-mails to SEPTA representatives conducting business in his side-venture which is selling train parts to the transportation authority.
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- Another story of sexual assault by a police officer has come to light. On the night of October 16, 2008, during a drug raid, Thomas Tolstoy allegedly lowered an unidentified woman's underwear and violated her.
- Vincent Fumo will find out just how long he has to spend in the hoosegow on July 14. U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter denied the Fumo team's request to delay the hearing without an explanation.
- Mayor Nutter has until Monday to submit a 2010 budget plan and five-year spending plan for review by the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority. The catch is that the city is waiting for some decisions from Harrisburg which it may not have when it has to submit its budget on Monday.
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- "The Franklin" is no longer the re-vamped name for the Franklin Institute. The fresh name was cited as being too confusing.
- According to the federal sentencing guidelines, Vincent Fumo could face up to 27 years in prison for his corruption conviction. Sentencing in the case is set for July 14th. Fumo's defense lawyers are seeking to delay the sentencing.
- A South Jersey man wanted in a series of bank robberies in Bensalem plunged to his death off of the Platt Memorial Bridge yesterday. Michael Dixon jumped after four hours of negotiations with Philadelphia Police.
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We at Phillyist have just a little bit of a thing for animals, especially doggies and kitties (as if you haven't noticed). On the flip side, we're not too big on sleazy politicians. Especially ones under indictment for corruption. We know there's that whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing, so you'll have to forgive us if we're not giving Vince Fumo the benefit of the doubt in his federal corruption trial. So combine our love of our four-legged friends with our distaste for corrupt power-abusers, and you get a no-brainer for this week's Asshole of the Week.
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