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Scarantino to Plead Guilty to Taking Bribe
Scarantino to Plead Guilty to Taking Bribe - Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 11:15AM EST
Reported by: Andy Mehalshick
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 11:15am EST
YATESVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY- The former Superintendent of the Pittston Area School District will plead guilty to accepting $5,000 cash in exchange for his help in steering a school district contract to a company.
Dr. Ross Scarantino was charged in April and resigned from his position. Today, the U. S Attorney confirmed that he will plead guilty to accepting a bribe. Scarantino could face 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
He is the 8th person nabbed in an ongoing corruption probe in Luzerne County.
We will have more on this story on Eyewitness News at 5 and 6.
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