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Wednesday August 17, 2011 at 12:00 pm

On August 17, 2011, two of former PA Speaker of the House John Perzel's aides pleaded guilty in the so-called Computergate Scandal. This scandal centered around Perzel's use of $10 million in taxpayer money and resources for his own campaign purposes. Last August, Perzel's brother-in-law and campaign aide Samuel "Buzz" Stokes entered a guilty plea to one count each of conspiracy and conflict of interest. Perzel's former campaign office manager Don McClintock entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy. Today, March 20th, both men were sentenced by Dauphin County Judge Lewis. Stokes was sentenced to 60 months probation, a $5,000 fine, and ordered to pay $35,000 in restitution. McClintock was sentenced to 30 months probation, a $2,500 fine, and 250 hours of community service. --Tara Leo AucheyJohn Perzel Samuel Stokes Don McClintock AG Corbett AG Kelly

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