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Ex-Pittsburgh Councilwoman Charged Airfare After Indictment
POSTED: 7:51 am EDT May 9,
2008
UPDATED: 11:19 am EDT May 9,
2008
PITTSBURGH -- A former Pittsburgh councilwoman who is in jail for getting kickbacks charged two personal plane tickets to Las Vegas to her city credit card after she had already been indicted.Twanda Carlisle is serving up to two years in state prison for receiving more than $43,000 in kickbacks.City Controller Michael Lamb said he was shocked Thursday to receive an eight-month-old bill for the plane tickets to Las Vegas.
Carlisle was arraigned in the kickback scheme in April 2007.Lamb said he would not pay the bill until he gets a guarantee from the city's Law Department that Carlisle will return the money.According to the invoice, Carlisle flew to Las Vegas with her mother, Constance Parker. Parker said she doesn't recall the trip.
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Previous Stories:
- March 10, 2008: Ex-Pittsburgh Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle Goes To Jail
- February 4, 2008: Ex-Pittsburgh Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle Gets Jail Time
- November 14, 2007: Pittsburgh Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle Resigns, Pleads No Contest In Kickback Case
- November 13, 2007: Pittsburgh Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle's Letter Of Resignation
- November 9, 2007: Judge Orders Pittsburgh Councilwoman Carlisle To Surrender Mink Coat
- October 29, 2007: Judge Freezes Pay For Carlisle At 'Kickback' Trial
- August 17, 2007: Councilwoman Accused Of Theft, Conspiracy Headed To Trial
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