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USA v. Musto
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April 25, 2014
Ex-Pa. State Senator Who Was Charged With Corruption Dies
Raphael Musto, a former Pennsylvania state senator facing charges for allegedly taking bribes to help obtain grants for construction projects, died on Thursday.
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January 30, 2014
Former Pa. Senator Can't Appeal Mental Fitness Ruling
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday that Raphael Musto, a former Pennsylvania state senator facing charges for allegedly taking bribes to help obtain grants for construction projects, cannot appeal a determination that he is mentally unfit for trial, which Musto had sought himself.
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January 09, 2014
Feds Won't Appeal Ruling On Ex-Pa. Sen's Fitness For Trial
Prosecutors will not appeal a ruling finding that a former Pennsylvania state senator facing corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes to help obtain grants for construction projects was mentally unfit for trial, U.S. Attorney Peter Smith announced Wednesday.
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January 07, 2014
Ex-Pa. Sen. Ruled Mentally Unfit To Face Corruption Trial
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday that Raphael Musto, the 84-year-old former Pennsylvania state senator facing corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes to help obtain grants for construction projects, was mentally unfit to stand trial.
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December 11, 2013
Ex-Pa. Sen. Says Upcoming Corruption Trial Could Kill Him
Raphael Musto, the 84-year-old former Pennsylvania state senator facing corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes to help obtain grants for construction projects, told a federal judge on Monday that the prospect of a multiweek trial combined with his frail health could be enough to kill him.
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November 21, 2012
Bribery Charges Move Forward Against Ex-Pa. Legislator
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a bid by former Pennsylvania state Sen. Raphael Musto to dismiss three counts of an indictment over alleged bribe-taking, ruling the statute does not require demonstration of a quid pro quo.
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November 05, 2012
Ex-Pa. Lawmaker Says Bribery Charges Aren't Specific Enough
Former Pennsylvania state Sen. Raphael Musto on Friday filed a motion to dismiss four counts of an indictment charging him with taking bribes to help a company obtain grants for construction projects, saying prosecutors failed to show a quid pro quo where he acted in his official capacity.
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October 24, 2012
Ex-Pa. Lawmaker Found Competent For Bribery Trial
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected former Pennsylvania state Sen. Raphael Musto's contention that he is physically unfit to stand trial for allegedly accepting a company's bribes to help obtain grants for its construction projects, rejecting claims that the proceeding would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
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May 26, 2011
Judge Won't Bar Evidence In Pa. Sen. Bribery Case
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday refused to bar evidence obtained in a search of former Pennsylvania state Sen. Raphael Musto's house in connection with allegations that the politician accepted a company's bribes in exchange for help in securing government projects.