PHILADELPHIA — A once-powerful Pennsylvania lawmaker, Vincent Fumo is set to leave prison next month, but his legal woes still mount as his children accuse him of raiding a family trust fund. Fumo, 70 ...

“I’ll never understand Philadelphia politics. Not in my life,” said Judge Ronald Buckwalter after listening to Fumo speak for more than an hour. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor ...

Even for the rough and tumble world of politics, lawyer Ozzie Fumo’s casual smearing of a former political foe and sitting judge is beyond the pale. Last year, Mr. Fumo, who previously served in the ...

Tears, gasps and disbelief poured from the federal courthouse Tuesday as fallen Pa. State Senator Vince Fumo was sentenced for stealing from his constituents. Fumo was ordered to serve 55 months in ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Former state Sen. Vincent Fumo, testifying in his federal corruption trial Tuesday, defended a utility company's secret $17 million gift to a charity run by his aides, saying it was ...

A once-powerful Pennsylvania lawmaker, Vincent Fumo is set to leave prison next month, but his legal woes still mount as his children accuse him of raiding a family trust fund. Fumo, 70, netted more ...

The following is an excerpt from "Target: The Senator – A Story About Power and Abuse of Power," written by Ralph Cipriano and published in November. The book tells the story of former Pennsylvania ...

A federal appeals court has tossed out the four and a half-year prison term given to former Philadelphia State Senator Vince Fumo, ordering trial judge Ronald Buckwalter to hold a new sentencing ...

Vincent Fumo, once one of the most powerful figures in Pennsylvania politics, was convicted today of more than 130 counts of corruption for schemes that defrauded the state Senate and others of more ...

Cigarette butts are a major source of litter, certainly rivaling chewing gum as a menace on public streets. This problem is being tackled in some countries by fines being issued to the culprits, but ...