Former Pa. lawmaker given probation in credit card case

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A former Democratic state representative from northeastern Pennsylvania was sentenced to three years of probation Tuesday for theft of his mother’s caregiver’s credit card. A judge sentenced former state Rep. Kevin M. Haggerty, who pleaded guilty in April to theft by deception and possessing a counterfeit or altered access device, the Times-Tribune of Scranton reported.

Haggerty, 48, of Dunmore, was charged with using credit cards that belonged to a woman who cared for his elderly mother for more than $950 in purchases in December and January — mostly booze, food and gas.

The attorney general’s office issued a statement saying the sentence was within the state guidelines and that probation officials are expected to “help him stay on the path to sobriety.”

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/07/former-pa-lawmaker-given-probation-in-credit-card-case.html

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1. Caregivers often work for very low wages and this pig stole almost $1,000 from his mother's aide?

And then spent it if on booze, food and gas. What a piece of shit!

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2. And got a slap on the wrist probation n/t

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3. My thought also.. He wanted low wage person to pay for his crap

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4. This guy is a gem:

from WIkipedia: Rep. Haggerty was declared a deserter according to his records and discharged early from his military obligations as a private. According to his official records he only served on active duty for approximately 9 months and spent much of that time as a deserter. Recently he has been accused of hitting his wife Jennifer. Jennifer took a PFA out against him but she ended up dropping the charges.