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Former US Congressman, Pennsylvania Senator George Gekas Dies At 91 Former US Congressman, Pennsylvania Senator George Gekas Dies At 91
Former US Congressman, Pennsylvania Senator George Gekas Dies At 91 A former US Congressman for Pennsylvania and state senator, George W. Gekas, 91, of Harrisburg, died at his home on Thursday, Dec. 16, according to his obituary.  Gekas was a class of 1948 graduate of William Penn High School and a class of 1952 graduate of Dickinson College, according to his obituary. He went on to serve in the United States Army from 1953-55 before receiving his law degree at Dickinson School of Law in 1958, according to his obituary. He then worked as a Dauphin County assistant district attorney from 1960 until 1982 and simultaneously serving the the Commonwea…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Bar Association President Resigns, Ex-Con Prostitute Charged Following Extortion Incident PA Bar Association President Resigns, Ex-Con Prostitute Charged Following Extortion Incident
PA Bar Association President Resigns, Ex-Con Prostitute Charged Following Extortion Incident The 2020-2021 President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association has resigned following a prostitution charge. David Eric Schwager, 53, a Luzerne County attorney, was slapped with a misdemeanor prostitution charge, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 15, according to online docket sheets. The prostitute, Emily Merth, 25, apparently threatened to post a video of Schwager's sexual encounter with him if she didn't get more money from him, the Times Leader reports. Merth, who has previous prostitution conviction out of Lehigh County, was charged with promoting prostitution, theft …

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by Cecilia Levine