Former Senate Democratic Leader Robert Mellow was sentenced Friday to 16 months in prison and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution to the state and federal governments. He was convicted of using Senate staff to run political campaigns in violation of state law.
He joins former Democratic House Speaker Bill DeWeese and former Republican House Speaker John Perzel in drawing prison sentences for similar charges.
NewsClip: Mellow Sentenced To 16 Months In Prison
