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A former Pennsylvania House Speaker is among 10 people connected to the House Republican caucus who are being charged in a new phase of a legislative corruption probe.
Attorney General Tom Corbett says John Perzel, a Philadelphia Republican, his former chief of staff and former House GOP counsel are among those charged with misuse of public resources and employees for campaign purposes.
They're accused of illegally siphoning millions of taxpayer dollars to underwrite political campaigns.
Corbett announced the latest charges in the ongoing grand jury investigation at a Thursday news conference at his Harrisburg office.
The latest charges come 16 months after Corbett's office charged a dozen people connected to the House Democratic caucus, including former Democratic Whip Michael Veon, with similar offenses.
