PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania lawmaker has been convicted of making his legislative staff do political campaign work on state time.
The felony conviction of conflict of interest means state Rep. Jeff Habay, 39, a six-term Republican from Allegheny County, will lose his state pension and could be removed from office by the Legislature.
He also could face punishment ranging from probation to 15 months in prison, prosecutors said. Sentencing was set for Jan. 30.
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Habay said he plans to appeal Monday's conviction and was not sure if he would resign. The jury found him not guilty of theft of services.