Posted on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 : 1:23 p.m.
Former Michigan lineman Greg Skrepenak signs plea agreement, resigns county office
By AnnArbor.com Staff
Former Michigan football player Greg Skrepenak has signed a plea agreement with prosecutors and resigned his position of commissioner of Luzerne County, Pa., according to the Times Leader.
Greg Skrepenak
Ann Arbor News file photo
Skrepenak sent a resignation letter to Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell and apologized for "mistakes he has made."
"They demonstrated to me the mistakes I made and now I must hold myself accountable for those mistakes and accept the consequences, no matter how difficult that may be," the statement says.
The statement does not specifically state what wrongdoing Skrepenak engaged in.
Comments
GoblueinNE_PA
Mon, Dec 21, 2009 : 12:50 p.m.
Tater You are correct. That episode was lifted from the real life events. So far, something like 4 TV shows have used that as fodder for an episode. They had an article on "The Good Wife" episode just recently in one of the local rags. It's been interesting watching the rats scramble.
GoblueinNE_PA
Fri, Dec 18, 2009 : 5:26 p.m.
I live out here in NE PA where Skrepenak was a County Commissioner. He got swept up in the biggest local government corruption scandal I've ever seen. It all started with the 2 judges here that were sending the juveniles to a the detention centers that they had a a financial stake in. Once the feds got here, they've been busting people left and right. I think Skrepenak is the 22nd or 23rd person in the local govt that's gotten whacked in the past year. He was just one of many. Many more to come too.
81wolverine
Fri, Dec 18, 2009 : 3:10 p.m.
Not a lot of facts yet with this story, are there? I hope whatever it was he did wasn't serious. It's certainly not the kind of story you like to see about former U-M athletes.