He ran for a second and last term in 1984 and won reelection to the seat. Īfter being elected to additional terms in 19, Dwyer decided to try for a statewide office and in 1980 ran for and won the office of Pennsylvania Treasurer that had been held by Robert E. Shortly after his victory he resigned his seat in the State House and was sworn in as Senator in January 1971. In 1970, while still a sitting State Representative, Dwyer ran for a seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate from its 50th district and won. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 6th district (although seats were apportioned by county before 1969) in 1964 and was reelected in 19.
ĭwyer (right) in the 1970s with President Gerald FordĪ Republican, Dwyer became active in politics. Along with Barbara Hafer and Rob McCord, Dwyer is one of three former Pennsylvania State treasurers to be convicted of corruption since the 1980s. All posthumous appeals made by Dwyer's lawyers on Dwyer's behalf were denied, and his convictions were upheld. attorney James West, who prosecuted Dwyer, affirmed Dwyer's guilt, stating that "the evidence against Dwyer was overwhelming and indisputable".
NEWSCASTER COMMITS SUICIDE ON AIR VIDEO TRIAL
Throughout Dwyer's trial and after his conviction, Dwyer maintained that he was not guilty of the charges for which he was convicted, and that his conviction resulted from political persecution. Dwyer's suicide was broadcast later that day to a wide television audience across Pennsylvania. 357 Magnum revolver in front of reporters. On January 22, Dwyer called a news conference in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, during which he fatally shot himself with a. He was found guilty on 11 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, perjury, and interstate transportation in aid of racketeering, and was scheduled to be sentenced on January 23, 1987. In 1986, Dwyer was convicted for accepting a bribe from Computer Technology Associates (CTA) to award them the contract. A multi-million-dollar recovery contract was required to determine the compensation to be given to each employee. In the early 1980s, Pennsylvania discovered that its state workers had overpaid federal taxes due to errors in state withholding prior to Dwyer's administration. Dwyer then served as the 30th treasurer of Pennsylvania from January 20, 1981, to January 22, 1987, when he died by suicide during a live press conference.
He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th state treasurer of Pennsylvania.
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