Pa. Seeks to Dissolve Charity Tied to Convicted Politician

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett began proceedings yesterday aimed to dissolve a nonprofit organization that was at the center of a highly publicized fraud case against a former state senator, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Mr. Corbett filed suit to revoke the corporate franchise of Citizens’ Alliance for Better Neighborhoods, which was supported by funds raised by ex-state senator Vincent Fumo. He and the charity’s former head, Ruth Arnao, were convicted last month on fraud charges in a trial that spotlighted allegations that Citizens’ Alliance spent its money on real estate, bad investments, consumer goods, and political services for Mr. Fumo.