F. Joseph Loeper
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| F. Joseph Loeper | |
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| In office 1979 – 2000 |
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| Succeeded by | Edwin Erickson |
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| Born | September 18, 1961 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Lobbyist, former State Senator |
F. Joseph "Joe" Loeper is an American politician who represented the 26th senatorial district from 1979 through 2000in the Pennsylvania State Senate. He resigned his seat in 2000 after pleading guilty to falsifying tax documents.
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[edit] Political career
Loeper served as Republican Leader from 1989 through 2000, and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 through 1992 and again from March 14, 1994 through December 31, 2000.[1]
[edit] Guilty Plea
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| Penalty | not more than 3 years, served 6 months |
| Status | released |
| Occupation | Pennsylvania State Senator |
In 2000 he pleaded guilty in federal court of falsifying tax-related documents to conceal more than $330,000 in income he received from a private consulting firm while serving in the Senate.[2][3] He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000.[4]
He was released from federal prison at Fort Dix, NJ after serving 6 months.[5]
[edit] Lobbying career
He is currently working as a lobbying through his lobbying firm Loeper and Associates representing the Pennsylvania Turnpike,[6] Drexel University,[7] and others.
| Preceded by John Stauffer |
Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate 1989–2000 |
Succeeded by David J. Brightbill |
[edit] References
- ^ PA Manual
- ^ http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/loeper/loeperplea.pdf
- ^ Shadows of greed darken state capital - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- ^ PA Manual
- ^ DelcoTimes - Loeper cashes out account, gives $200G to Philly GOP pol
- ^ Turnpike pays high toll for Pennsylvania, D.C. lobbying
- ^ Shadows of greed darken state capital - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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