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03-08-2018, 03:46 PM
ALLENTOWN - Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski has announced he will resign from office after he was convicted on dozens of corruption charges. His resignation will take effect at 5 p.m. Friday
Jurors at the federal corruption trial of Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski convicted him of 47 of the 54 charges he faced, a verdict that will force the Democrat from office and end his 12-year tenure as leader of Pennsylvania's third-largest city.
Pawlowski, who began a fourth term in January, cried in the courtroom after the verdict was read, and his wife collapsed in a hallway.
sentencing date was not set. He faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.
http://www.fox29.com/news/allentown-mayor-ed-pawlowski-to-resign-friday-following-conviction
Jurors at the federal corruption trial of Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski convicted him of 47 of the 54 charges he faced, a verdict that will force the Democrat from office and end his 12-year tenure as leader of Pennsylvania's third-largest city.
Pawlowski, who began a fourth term in January, cried in the courtroom after the verdict was read, and his wife collapsed in a hallway.
sentencing date was not set. He faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.
http://www.fox29.com/news/allentown-mayor-ed-pawlowski-to-resign-friday-following-conviction