Mike veon big trial

For years, brothers Jeff and Bruce Foreman operated in the shadows of power. Jeff Foreman is now a convicted criminal , his legal and political careers wrecked by his convictions in the so-called Bonusgate Capitol Hill corruption case. Now, both brothers are preparing to testify on opposite sides of another high-profile trial in Dauphin County Court that is an offshoot of that scandal. Prosecutors plan to call Jeff Foreman as a witness in the second corruption trial of ex-state Rep.

It is expected that he will take the witness stand Thursday. Jeff Foreman, who finished a prison term in October, was chief of staff for Veon, a former House Democratic minority whip. Veon is being tried on charges that he illegally diverted state funds channeled to the Beaver Initiative for Growth, or BIG, a nonprofit he founded to promote economic development in his home district in Beaver County.

The stakes are high for Veon, 55, who is serving a 6-toyear state prison term and has lost his state pension for his conviction in Bonusgate, where House Democrats awarded illegal state-paid raises to staffers for campaign work. A former intimate of Veon, that closeness cost him dearly when he pleaded guilty in Bonusgate. Jeff Foreman had to forfeit his law license because of his felony convictions.

Because it was a flat fee contract, no tally was kept of the hours spent on BIG work, Bruce Foreman said. He said he never did any legal work for BIG.

As Veon awaits his fate in the BIG trial, he already is serving a 6-toyear state prison term for his convictions in the Bonusgate , where House Democrats gave illegal state-paid raises to staffers for political work. J eff Foreman pleaded guilty in Bonusgate and testified as a prosecution witness during Veon's trial in that case.

He surrendered his law license and was freed last fall after serving a county prison term. He remains on probation. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

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