PITTSBURGH -- Former Allegheny County medical examiner Dr. Cyril Wecht says his life savings have been wiped out as he continues fighting public corruption charges against him.

His latest win in court doesn't guarantee prosecutors will give up on trying to put him on trial a second time.

Wecht spoke with WTAE Channel 4 Action News Reporter Bob Mayo about the drain -- both financial and mental -- of dealing with a case that has spanned years.

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"The emotional, psychological drain to me, on my wife, my children and their spouses," said Wecht.

Wecht inherited nothing from his immigrant parents and put himself through school.

He said he finds himself with nothing once again.

"All the money that I ever made is gone. I'm in debt. I will just tell you we're talking millions. We're not talking about tens or hundreds of thousands. We're talking millions of dollars," said Wecht.

Wecht, 78, said he works full-time, seven days a week to support himself and pay debts he claims will outlast him if he working until he's 100 years old.

"I am -- in a strict, unembellished fashion -- I am bankrupt. If you take what I owe and what I own, I am bankrupt. There's no question about it," said Wecht.

The former coroner denies charges he used his public office for private gain.

"There never was any public corruption. There never was anything of an illicit nature. There never was anything of a professionally unethical nature, alone of a criminal nature," said Wecht.

Wecht questions what he estimates to be millions of taxpayer dollars spent by federal prosecutors investigating and trying to convict him.

"Are they going to spend more millions of dollars now, to pursue the case further? Well, we'll see. It's their call. I can't speak for them," said Wecht.

U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan offered no further comment about what will come next out of her office concerning Wecht's case.