F. Joseph "Joe" Loeper (born December 23, 1944) is an American politician who represented the 26th senatorial district from 1979 through 2000 in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
He attended West Chester University, where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and received a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1966.
[2] In 2000 he pleaded guilty in federal court of falsifying tax-related documents to conceal more than $330,000 in income he received from a private consulting firm while serving in the Senate.
[3][4] He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000,[2] and was later released from federal prison at Fort Dix, New Jersey, after serving six months.
[5] He is currently working as a lobbyist through his lobbying firm Loeper and Associates representing the Pennsylvania Turnpike,[6] Drexel University,[7] and others.