Former Pa. state senator, convicted on fraud charges, headed to federal prison Monday

Former Pa. state senator headed to prison Monday

PHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted on fraud charges is scheduled to report to federal prison in Kentucky on Monday.

Sixty-six-year-old Vincent Fumo has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for defrauding the Senate and two nonprofits of several million dollars.

Fumo is set to report to a low-security prison in Ashland, Ky.

The 66-year-old Fumo was a wealthy Democratic power broker during a 30-year state Senate career.

He was convicted in March of defrauding the state Senate, a South Philadelphia nonprofit and a seaport museum of millions of dollars.

In July, he was sentenced to 55 months in prison.

The sentence was well under the guideline range of about 10 to 12 years.

Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, www.philly.com