Prosecution claims Fumo obstructed an FBI investigation

    January 8, 2009

    The corruption trial of former State Senator Vincent Fumo continues today in federal court. The prosecution is laying out its case charging that Fumo obstructed an FBI investigation. Some say the trial in its third month could mark the beginning of the end of pay to play culture in philadelphia. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports.

    The corruption trial of former State Senator Vincent Fumo continues today in federal court. The prosecution is laying out its case charging that Fumo obstructed an FBI investigation. Some say the trial in its third month could mark the beginning of the end of pay to play culture in philadelphia. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports. [audio: reports20090108fumoFBI.mp3]

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