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Austin Murphy, longtime congressman, regional political leader, dies at 96
Observer-Reporter ^ | 4/17/24 | Brad Hundt

Posted on 04/24/2024 6:07:28 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Murphy retired from the U.S. House the year Democrats lost 54 seats and became the minority party in the House for the first time in 40 years. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Frank Mascara.

When he was out of elected office, allegations of wrongdoing swirled around Murphy for a final time in 1999, when he was indicted by a Fayette County grand jury for allegedly forging absentee ballots for residents of a nursing home. He was charged with forgery, conspiracy and tampering with public records. In a deal with prosecutors, all but one of the voter fraud charges were dropped and Murphy was admitted to a pretrial diversionary program.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: austinmurphy; pennsylvania; voterfraud
RIP, probably one of first planners of modern democrat voter election strategy.

He was 96.

1 posted on 04/24/2024 6:07:28 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

Austin has now gone on to receive justice in the afterlife.


2 posted on 04/24/2024 6:08:22 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: DallasBiff

Only the good die young


3 posted on 04/24/2024 6:19:14 PM PDT by albie
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To: No name given

Maybe he will plead , “The ends justifies the means.” Is that Romans 32, verse 11?


4 posted on 04/24/2024 6:29:35 PM PDT by alternatives? (`)
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To: DallasBiff

No comment.


5 posted on 04/24/2024 6:32:48 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

Wow that bat in hell had to wait a looonnnngggg time to get its wings.


6 posted on 04/24/2024 7:05:46 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: DallasBiff

Yawn. He’s dead. I’m sure a lot of people who actually improved the lives of people died as well and will never be recognized.


7 posted on 04/24/2024 7:39:02 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: albie

Stop it….I am 91 .

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8 posted on 04/24/2024 7:41:44 PM PDT by Mears
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To: DallasBiff
In related news, Florida Democrat Governor and later Senator Bob Graham died three days later (April 16) at age 87.

-PJ

9 posted on 04/24/2024 7:46:01 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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