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| Fumo checks in to prison in Kentucky |
| By philly.com |
| Published: 09/01/2009 |
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ASHLAND, Ky. - Former Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, his head held high, walked from a car to the front door of a federal prison camp here yesterday morning, surrendering as scheduled to begin his 55-month sentence for corruption. Fumo, dressed in a white shirt and blue jeans, arrived at 9:20 a.m., stepping out of a black SUV. He was accompanied by several friends and his son, Vincent Jr. He stepped deliberately to the main entrance, moving past a billowing U.S. flag, and was then directed to go inside through a side door. His long-expected arrival at prison was over in less than a minute. News reporters were kept about 70 yards away, off the federal property that surrounds the prison installation here. Fumo's arrival put a period to a career in which he was a dominant political force in Harrisburg and Philadelphia for much of the last three decades. In March, he was convicted of 137 counts of mail and wire fraud, tax offenses, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Since his sentencing in July, Fumo had been scheduled to report to federal custody yesterday. He sought to serve his time at the prison in Lewisburg, Pa., about 60 miles north of Harrisburg, which the judge endorsed. Read More. |
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