Lee Beloff's take on Vince Fumo's troubles

Few Philadelphians can truly understand what Vince Fumo is going through. Here is one who can.

"I hope somebody realizes all the good this man did. He did more good than any political person in the history of Philadelphia. It's just a shame," former City Councilman Leland Beloff said.

Charged in 1986 with conspiring to shake down local developer Willard G. Rouse 3d for $1 million, Beloff served five years of a 10-year prison sentence.

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