Jury Convicts Philly Councilman of Corruption

Philadelphia City Councilman Rick Mariano was found guilty Friday of influence-peddling and accepting bribes from businessmen looking to secure sweetheart public deals. Prosecutors at trial said that Mariano collected $30,000 in exchange for his influence. A public workers' compensation contract with the schools figured into the councilman's criminal activities, court records show. Mariano was convicted on 18 of 22 counts for conspiracy, "honest services" fraud, money laundering, bribery and filing a false tax return. He was taken immediately to jail and faces six to 10 years in prison when...