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- ↑ "Web of Deceit: The Fall of Jerry Mezzatesta". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Mezzatesta cleared: Ex-delegate and Hampshire schools ex-chief faced federal fraud charges". The Charleston Gazette. Charleston, W.V. The Associated Press. March 31, 2007. p. 1A.
- ↑ "Ruth Rowan, Delegate, District 57 from West Virginia". Voterly.
- ↑ Mezzatesta Gets Job Back Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine , West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio. Accessed January 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Mezzatesta ordered to pay ethics fine". Charleston Daily Mail. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. June 7, 2006. p. 7A.
- ↑ Mezzatesta » Editorials, The Register-Herald (Beckley, West Virginia). Accessed January 24, 2022.
- ↑ Staff (July 30, 2009). "SETTLEMENT: Hampshire to pay Mezzatesta $192,000 settlement". The Charleston Gazette. p. A1.
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