after Skrepenak signed a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office as part a pay to play corruption investigation in Luzerne County. Skrepenak stated that he resigned due to a clash between longtime cultural practices in county politics and the higher standards of public office and the law. Specifically, he was formally charged with accepting a $5,000 bribe from a developer for voting to accept the developer's project into a government funded tax incentive program. On August 6, 2010, Skrepenak was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines called for a 33- to 41-month sentence. However, his sentence was reduced for cooperation with an ongoing federal corruption probe. He was not granted leniency for charitable works, medical complications or devotion to family. On June 12, 2012, he was released from a halfway house after being transferred from federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia in early April. He then served three years probation. Since his release, he has worked as a legal researcher for a Kingston law firm. References External links 1970 births Living people All-American college football players American athlete-politicians American football offensive linemen Politicians convicted of program bribery Carolina Panthers players Los Angeles Raiders players Michigan Wolverines football players Oakland Raiders players Pennsylvania Democrats People from the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area Players of American football from Pennsylvania Pennsylvania politicians convicted of crimes Luzerne County Councilmembers (Pennsylvania)