HARRISBURG — Jurors are set to resume deliberations in the public corruption trial of a former top Pennsylvania House Democrat and three of his former aides.
The Dauphin County jury will continue deliberations Tuesday. The panel spent about nine hours behind closed doors Monday, the first full day of deliberations in the trial of former state Rep. Mike Veon and three ex-aides.
Veon and Steve Keefer, Annamarie Perretta-Rosepink and Brett Cott are accused of theft, conspiracy and conflict of interest. Prosecutors say they ran a scheme to siphon off taxpayer resources to wage political campaigns and underwrite other activities.
Defense attorneys have argued that the evidence against their clients is weak and some of the alleged infractions are so minimal as to not be criminal.
