Friday, August 07, 2009

Skrep's Dad


I make a point of leaving out the family members of public figures on this blog but Democratic Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrenak's father is in the news. He testified Tuesday before a federal grand jury and we can only guess what he was asked about because grand jury proceedings are secret.
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Skrep says that he has no idea why his dad was called to testify and won't ask him. Greg, Sr. is the owner of Big Ugly's bar in Wilkes-Barre and his son claims that he is rarely there.
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Federal authorities have also requested copies of Luzerne County commissioner meeting minutes from 2004 through 2007 – the years of Skrepenak’s first term in office.
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During that time Skrep and the other Bond Brother Todd Vonderheid approved a 20 year lease for $58 million with PA Child Care owned by Robert Powell and Greg Zappala after declaring an emergency when Juvie Brother Michael Conahan closed the county lock up on River Street in W-B. Powell has since plead guilty to paying bribes to former Judges Conahan and Mark Ciavarella.

4 comments:

Stephen Albert said...

It's like an Arkansas town hall meeting in Luzerne County...everyone is somehow related. Then again we are talking about a County Commissioner who listed as his chief job qualification "football player".

Anonymous said...

Who's that in the picture?

Big Dan said...

I don't believe he has "no idea" why his father testified. That's not believable. No way do I believe that.

Anonymous said...

that pic is skrep before he became a fat slob