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October 22, 2009

Housing Authority member says he took bribes to pay for trip

Luzerne County Housing Authority Member William Maguire pleaded guilty today to accepting $1,400 from a contractor to reimburse himself for a trip he took to Sanibel Island for Housing Authority Business.

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William Maguire enters the Federal Courthouse with Attorney Frank Nocito in Wilkes-Barre Thursday afternoon.

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Speaking at the hearing today, Assistant U.S. Attorney William Houser said Maguire went on the trip, which was approved by the authority, but was concerned about taking reimbursments because of the scandal involving the use of county debit cards that was going on at the time.

Houser said Maguire and fellow board member Gerald Bonner approached the contractor and asked him to pay for the trip. The men tied the request to their support of the contractor for past contracts awarded through the Housing Authority.

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