| Number | 21700 |
| Subject | Fraud |
| Source | Erie (PA) Times News |
| State | PA |
| Year | 2004 |
| Publication Date | Jan 16-Dec. 8 |
| Summary | This 11-month investigation linked the mayor, Rick Filippi, to a series of deals for land near the International Paper Co. that was lying vacant. Filippi, along with a few associates, used information from the mayor's office to personally profit from the deals and in one instance offered inside information to a longtime friend and campaign financier, Rolf Patberg. |
| Category | Contest Certificate |
| Pages | 74 |
| Keywords | Rick Filippi;International Paper Co.;land deals;state-owned land;Rolf Patberg;property records;indictment of mayor;trading information;FBI |
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