USA v. ACOSTA

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Case Number:

5:15-cr-00266

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. August 11, 2017

    Convicted Reading Politico Can't Be Sprung Early, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors who are leading the corruption case against the former mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, on Friday blasted a bid by the former city council president to cut short his time behind bars, rejecting his claims to have cooperated with the government.

  2. May 19, 2017

    Ex-Pa. City Council President Seeks Sentence Reduction

    The former city council president of Reading, Pennsylvania, asked a Pennsylvania federal judge Thursday to reduce his two-year sentence for a bribery conviction to time served, pointing to health problems and the welfare of his special needs child.

  3. February 01, 2016

    Ex-City Council President In Pa. Gets 2 Years For Bribe

    The former city council president of Pennsylvania's fifth-largest city was sentenced to two years in prison Monday after pleading guilty in August to charges that he attempted to repeal an ethics law in exchange for a donation to an ally's campaign.