Greg Skrepenak
Greg Skrepenak was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States on January 31st, 1970 and is the All-American College Football Player. At the age of 54, Greg Skrepenak biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Upon retirement, Skrepenak returned to Luzerne County, where his ancestry traces back several generations. He subsequently began a career in local politics, was elected to the Luzerne County Board of Commissioners in 2003 and served as its chairman beginning January 6, 2004. Elected on an anti-drug and anti-crime platform, he also earmarked $2.5 million in Community Development funding for the Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 Complex. He was also involved in efforts to bring a new airport to Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Skrepenak announced a bid for re-election in the November 6, 2007 election, running jointly with County Controller Maryanne Petrilla, and the pair won the primary. During his campaign a controversy arose surrounding the use of commissioners' debit cards. Skrepenak's expenses totalled $22,139.93, including $3,743 for gang-related training in Los Angeles, California, $524.08 for an accounting standards manual and $798.63 for communications equipment.
Skrepenak had considered running for Don Sherwood's United States House of Representatives seat that was contested and won by Chris Carney in the 2006 elections. However, after meetings with the National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee he decided not to run for the United States Congress in the heavily Republican district. Congressman Sherwood's defeat resulted in the district flipping Democratic for the first time since 1961. Skrepenak was re-elected by finishing among the top three in a contest for county commissioner. The unofficial results were Maryanne Petrilla (D) 33,827 votes (29%), Greg Skrepenak (D / Inc.) 32,281 (27%), Stephen Urban (R / Inc.) 27,835 (24%) and Bill Jones (R) 24,071 (20%).
On December 17, 2009, Skrepenak announced he was resigning his position with the Luzerne County Commissioners effective immediately. The resignation came one day after Skrepenak signed a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office as part a pay to play corruption investigation in Luzerne County. Skrepenak stated that he resigned due to a clash between longtime cultural practices in county politics and the higher standards of public office and the law. Specifically, he was formally charged with accepting a $5,000 bribe from a developer for voting to accept the developer's project into a government funded tax incentive program.
On August 6, 2010, Skrepenak was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines called for a 33- to 41-month sentence. However, his sentence was reduced for cooperation with an ongoing federal corruption probe. He was not granted leniency for charitable works, medical complications or devotion to family. On June 12, 2012, he was released from a halfway house after being transferred from federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia in early April. He then served three years probation. Since his release, he has worked as a legal researcher for a Kingston law firm.