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Diamond wants letter-writing campaign for Veon sentence

Reform guru and Republican Lieutenant Governor hopeful Russ Diamond wants former state Representative Mike Veon to get a stiff sentence for his conviction in the so-called “Bonsugate” corruption case—and he’s calling for help in making it happen.

Diamond, who founded PACleanSweep in the wake of the infamous 2005 legislative pay raise, asked Tuesday for people to write letters Common Pleas Court Judge Richard A. Lewis to make sure Veon gets the punishment he deserves, citing the relatively lenient sentence former state Senator Vince Fumo got last year.

“Every Pennsylvanian offended by corruption in Harrisburg or concerned about the Commonwealth’s future should pick up a pen and voice their opinion to Judge Lewis,” Diamond said in a statement. “We cannot have a repeat of what happened in the Vince Fumo case.

“I’m sure Mike Veon already has politicos writing favorable letters praising the alleged good deeds he performed with other peoples’ money,” Diamond added. “That must be counterbalanced by letters from his victims, the taxpayers and voters of Pennsylvania.”

In his own letter to Judge Lewis, Diamond wrote that the “nature of Mr. Veon’s crimes calls for a stern response from another cornerstone of a free society: Justice.”

Diamond is one of nine Republicans seeking the party’s nomination for Lt. Gov. Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley is the party’s endorsed candidate.

May 4, 2010 at 3:58 pm

--pa2010.com Staff

Tags: Bonusgate, Jim Cawley, Lt. Gov., Mike Veon, Russ Diamond

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