Former PA Turnpike Head to Be Spared Prison
March 16, 2010 9:07 AM
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Chris Forshey/AP
The former head of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission would serve six months of house arrest and pay $150,000 but would be spared prison time under a plea agreement with federal prosecutors who alleged that he got a no-work contract from a former state senator.
Fifty-eight-year-old Mitchell Rubin was charged last week with obstruction of justice in the grand jury probe of former state Senator Vincent Fumo, who was convicted on fraud and related charges a year ago.
Prosecutors alleged that Rubin withheld information about his relationship with Fumo and how a Senate contract was awarded to his company. Under the plea agreement filed Monday, Rubin is to plead guilty to one count of obstruction.
One of his attorneys, Joseph P. Grimes, said Monday night his client "is just looking to put this episode behind him."
The former head of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission would serve six months of house arrest and pay $150,000 but would be spared prison time under a plea agreement with federal prosecutors who alleged that he got a no-work contract from a former state senator.
Fifty-eight-year-old Mitchell Rubin was charged last week with obstruction of justice in the grand jury probe of former state Senator Vincent Fumo, who was convicted on fraud and related charges a year ago.
Prosecutors alleged that Rubin withheld information about his relationship with Fumo and how a Senate contract was awarded to his company. Under the plea agreement filed Monday, Rubin is to plead guilty to one count of obstruction.
One of his attorneys, Joseph P. Grimes, said Monday night his client "is just looking to put this episode behind him."
