Brett Feese Explained

Brett O. Feese
State House:Pennsylvania
District:84th
Constituency:Part of Lycoming County
Term Start:January 3, 1995[1]
Term End:November 30, 2006[2]
Predecessor:Alvin Bush
Successor:Garth Everett
Title2:Republican Whip of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term Start2:April 15, 2003
Term End2:November 30, 2004
Predecessor2:Sam Smith
Successor2:Dave Argall
Office3:District Attorney
of Lycoming County
Term Start3:1984
Term End3:1992
Preceded3:Kenneth Brown
Succeeded3:Tom Marino
Birth Date:May 21, 1954
Birth Place:Danville, Pennsylvania
Party:Republican
Spouse:Gwendolyn

Brett O. Feese (born May 21, 1954) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

He is a 1972 graduate of Montoursville High School. He earned a degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1976 and a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1979.[3]

He served as District Attorney of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.[4] He was first elected to represent the 84th legislative district in 1994. Feese retired prior to the 2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election.

He was considered a possible Republican successor for Don Sherwood's congressional seat, should Sherwood retire.[5]

Indictment

Brett O. Feese was the Republican House Caucus legal counsel immediately prior to his indictment for his role in Computergate by the Pennsylvania Statewide Investigative Grand Jury.On November 8, 2011, Feese was found guilty by a Dauphin County jury on all 40 counts. (11-9-11 Williamsport Sun-Gazette, p. A-1 and A-5).

Along with John Perzel, and several others, Republican PA House Caucus legal counsel Feese was indicted on November 12, 2009, on 62 counts of participating in the 2006 Pennsylvania General Assembly bonus controversy also known as Computergate, a scheme that used state funds for private political campaigning.[6] [7]

On February 10, 2012, Dauphin County judge Richard Lewis sentenced Republican House Caucus legal counsel Feese to 4 to 12 years in state prison, an additional 2 years of probation, a $25,000.00 fine, and $1,000,000.00 in restitution for his role in the corruption scandal. Feese remained free on bail and was ordered to report to prison on February 28, 2012 to begin serving his state prison sentence if denied appeal bail by the appellate courts. (2-11-12 Williamsport Sun-Gazette, p. A-1 and A-5).[8]

Feese surrendered his law license in November 2014 to the Pa. Lawyer Disciplinary Board almost 3 years after he had been sentenced to state prison.

Brett O. Feese is tentatively scheduled to be released on parole from SCI-Waymart on Sunday June 26, 2015.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1. Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 1995-01-03.
  2. Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
  3. Web site: Brett Feese (Republican). Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. https://web.archive.org/web/20060110012734/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=84. 2006-01-10.
  4. Web site: Rose. John. Profiles - Brett Feese. PoliticsPA. Publius Group. https://web.archive.org/web/20030202101359/http://www.politicspa.com/Profiles/feeseB.htm. 2003-02-02.
  5. Web site: [//www.politicspa.com/features/congressional_waiting_list.htm Congressional Waiting List ]. . The Publius Group . 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030118085042/http://www.politicspa.com/features/congressional_waiting_list.htm . January 18, 2003 . At 61 years old, [Sherwood] will not be there forever, however. Keep an eye on Brett Feese and Tina Picket and several others to keep their names in the paper as they wait for Sherwood to move on. . dead .
  6. Web site: Former PA House Speaker John Perzel indicted . 2010-02-28 . Tu . Alan . 2009-11-12 . WHYY web site . WHYY . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307155903/https://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/11/12/former-pa-house-speaker-john-perzel-indicted/22864 . 2012-03-07 . dead .
  7. http://www.pennlive.com | Nov 8, 2011 | Former Pa. Rep. Brett Feese, aide convicted of 40 counts in corruption trial | https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/bonusgate_trial_verdict.html
  8. https://www.pennlive.com