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- ↑ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers" (PDF). Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-08.
- ↑ Fontaine, Tom (2014-11-20). "Last turnpike defendants plead guilty but avoid prison". Pittsburgh Tribune. Retrieved 2015-07-08.