State strips former Lackawanna County Sen. Robert Mellow of his pension

Pleading guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and filing a false federal tax return

View full sizeThe Associated Press/2007Former Democratic Sen. Robert Mellow is stripped of his pension from his 40-year legislative career after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy charge and filing a false tax return.

has cost former state Sen. Robert Mellow from Lackawanna County his $138,959-a-year pension and the $107,165-a-year share of his pension that his ex-wife received.

The State Employees’ Retirement System on Thursday notified

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