Vince Fumo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office April 3, 1978[1] – November 30, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Buddy Cianfrani |
| Succeeded by | Larry Farnese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Villanova University (BS) Temple University (JD) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
Vincent Joseph Fumo (born May 8, 1943) is an American politician, lawyer, and businessman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Democrat, he represented a South Philadelphia district in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1978 to 2008. On March 16, 2009, he was convicted of 137 federal corruption charges. On July 14, 2009, he was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison.