Fumo defends secret deal with Peco Energy

    Former Pennsylvania State Senator Vince Fumo is defending a secret deal he brokered with Peco Energy to donate $17 million dollars to a non-profit organization he controlled. Fumo is on the stand this week, as the final witness in his four-month-long federal corruption trial. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports.

    Former Pennsylvania State Senator Vince Fumo is defending a secret deal he brokered with Peco Energy to donate $17 million dollars to a non-profit organization he controlled. Fumo is on the stand this week, as the final witness in his four-month-long federal corruption trial. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports. [audio: reports20090211fumopeco.mp3]

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