Bryn Mawr is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Pennsylvania,United States. It is located just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue,also known as U.S. Route 30. As of 2020,the CDP is defined to include sections of Lower Merion Township,Montgomery County,as well as portions of Haverford Township and Radnor Township in Delaware County.
Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County,Pennsylvania,United States. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line. The township's name originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. Merioneth is an English-language transcription of the Welsh Meirionnydd.
The Philadelphia Main Line,known simply as the Main Line,is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad's once prestigious Main Line,it runs northwest from Center City Philadelphia parallel to Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike,also known as U.S. Route 30.
Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers is an American politician and convicted felon who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. A member of the Democratic Party,Myers became involved in the Abscam scandal during his tenure in Congress and was expelled from the House after being caught taking bribes in a sting operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He spent three years in federal prison. In 2020,he was accused of stuffing ballot boxes in Philadelphia elections during the 2010s,and charged with election fraud. He pleaded guilty in 2022 and was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison.
Penn Valley is an unincorporated community located within Lower Merion Township,Pennsylvania,United States. Penn Valley residents share a zip code with Merion,Narberth,or Wynnewood because the community does not have its own post office. However,Penn Valley is a distinct community whose civic association demarcates its boundaries with iconic signs featuring William Penn and a farmhouse in blue or red on white,dating from 1930.
Edwin Everett Pawlowski is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Allentown,Pennsylvania. He held the office from 2006 until his resignation in 2018,following his election to a fourth term in 2017. He resigned after being convicted on 47 federal charges related to corruption as mayor of Allentown.
Daniel R. "Dan" Tonkovich was an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and the Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Marshall County.
Pennsylvania's election for Treasurer was held on November 4,2008. Democratic incumbent Treasurer Robin Wiessmann had been appointed by Governor Ed Rendell to fill Bob Casey Jr.'s term when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006;Wiessman's appointment included the condition that she would not run for election in 2008.
John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is a former labor leader in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He was the business manager of the powerful IBEW Local 98 and a prominent political figure who helped numerous Democratic candidates get elected by directing donations and volunteers. In 2021,he was convicted of fraud and resigned as business manager of Local 98. In 2023,he was convicted of 70 counts of embezzlement for stealing funds from the union.
Rufus Seth Williams is a former district attorney of the city of Philadelphia. He began his term January 4,2010. He formerly served as an assistant district attorney. Williams was the first African-American district attorney in Philadelphia and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On March 21,2017,Williams was indicted on 23 counts of bribery,extortion,and fraud. His trial began June 19,2017. He resigned and pleaded guilty to one charge on June 29,2017.
The Warlocks Motorcycle Club,also distinguished as the Harpy Warlocks or the Philly Warlocks,is an American outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Philadelphia in 1967. The club is most prominent in the Delaware Valley,including Philadelphia,Delaware County and South Jersey,as well as in the nearby Lehigh Valley.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Allenwood Low is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Gregg Township,Union County,Pennsylvania. It is part of the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice.
The state treasurer of New Mexico is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Thirty individuals have held the office of state treasurer since statehood. The incumbent is Laura Montoya,a Democrat who took office on January 1,2023,after being elected on November 8,2022.
Joanna E. McClinton is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as the 143rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since February 28,2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman to serve as Speaker.
Operation Lost Trust was the name of an FBI investigation into the South Carolina General Assembly from 1989 to 1999. By the end of the investigation,seventeen members of the South Carolina General Assembly were arrested for bribery,extortion,or drug use. Operation Lost Trust is often considered the greatest political scandal in the history of the state of South Carolina. It directly influenced the passing of South Carolina's Ethics Reform Act of 1991,and led to the restructuring of the state government in 1993. In its wake,the once-dominant South Carolina Democratic Party was weakened as a political party,and the Republican Party emerged as a viable political entity in the state.
