Former GOP state representative sentenced to 4-12 years
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Brett Feese, a former Republican leader in the state House of Representatives, was sentenced this morning to four to 12 years in state prison and fined $25,000 for his role in a state corruption scandal.
Dauphin County Judge Richard Lewis also ordered the 57-year-old to pay $1 million in restitution and serve two years of probation.
Mr. Feese, a onetime House Republican Campaign Committee chairman, was found guilty of all 40 charges against him in November.
Prosecutors said Mr. Feese was involved in hiring out-of-state consultants with public money and diverting legislative employees to work on customized computer software to help elect more Republicans to the Legislature.
Jill Seaman, Mr. Feese's co-defendant and former legislative aide, was convicted on identical charges. She was sentenced last month to nine to 23 months in a county jail work-release program.
Mr. Feese, who served six terms in the House representing his Lycoming County district, and Ms. Seaman, 59, of Dauphin, were convicted after a six-week trial.
First Published February 10, 2012 11:47 am
