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The Case Against Fumo
The indictment says Fumo also asked Verizon to steer $2.5 million in legal business to Dilworth Paxson. A partner in the law firm could not be reached for comment last night.
Contact staff writer Craig R. McCoy at 215-854-4821 or at cmccoy@phillynews.com.
If convicted, Fumo likely faces at least two years in prison, though he could be sentenced to 10 years or more if he is found guilty of the most serious charges, including conspiracy to defraud state taxpayers.
Fumo is scheduled to surrender to the FBI agents this morning who investigated him, Kathleen McAfee and Vicki Humphreys.
At 1:30 p.m., he is to appear briefly for arraignment with his lawyer before a federal magistrate and prosecutors John Pease and Robert Zauzmer. Fumo has already made routine bail arrangements, including surrendering his passport and firearms. Fumo owns a collection of more than 100 weapons.
To accommodate the expected media and political interest, today's arraignment has been moved from the small magistrate courtroom to a larger one. There, Fumo and Arnao will appear with other people federally charged yesterday - including an accused bank robber and a fugitive from justice.
Contact staff writer Craig R. McCoy at 215-854-4821 or at cmccoy@phillynews.com.
Contributing to this report were Inquirer staff writers Miriam Hill, Alfred Lubrano, Marcia Gelbart, and Michael Currie Shaffer.
