Post by Logan on Feb 14, 2016 2:48:14 GMT -6
Municipal Court Judge Joseph J. O'Neill soon will be charged in a federal criminal case, a state judicial court said in a filing Friday.
The Court of Judicial Discipline said in a motion that Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Barrett told the panel about the federal charges O'Neill will face.
Gregory J. Pagano, O'Neill's criminal defense lawyer, declined comment, but another attorney for O'Neill, Samuel Stretton, confirmed that charges are expected. Patricia Hartman, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, also declined comment.
In the motion, Barrett said FBI Special Agent Eric H. Ruona, the lead agent in the federal investigation, would not be able to testify about O'Neill's alleged wrongdoing. Ruona was scheduled to be the chief witness in the judicial panel's efforts to discipline O'Neill.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/20160213_Court__City_Judge_O_Neill_to_face_federal_charges.html
The Court of Judicial Discipline said in a motion that Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Barrett told the panel about the federal charges O'Neill will face.
Gregory J. Pagano, O'Neill's criminal defense lawyer, declined comment, but another attorney for O'Neill, Samuel Stretton, confirmed that charges are expected. Patricia Hartman, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, also declined comment.
In the motion, Barrett said FBI Special Agent Eric H. Ruona, the lead agent in the federal investigation, would not be able to testify about O'Neill's alleged wrongdoing. Ruona was scheduled to be the chief witness in the judicial panel's efforts to discipline O'Neill.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/20160213_Court__City_Judge_O_Neill_to_face_federal_charges.html