Audio: Testimony of Vince Fumo from his sentencing hearing

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 3:12 pm - by Alan Tu. Filed under: Courts.

This is courtroom audio from the sentencing hearing for former state Senator Vince Fumo on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. This was Fumo’s chance to personally make a plea for a lenient sentence from Judge Ronald Buckwalter. It lasted 16 minutes before a packed courtroom of nearly 300 people in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. Following Fumo’s testimony, Judge Buckwalter took a short recess before sentencing the former political power broker to 4 years and 7 months in prison.

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