[3] Police charged the fraternity brothers with burglary, theft, and criminal conspiracy for taking furniture, a range and an oil furnace.
Veon defeated Barry Alderette, the man who succeeded Kolter in the 14th legislative district, by several hundred votes in a multi-candidate primary for the Democratic nomination.
[3] As a young member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Veon rose quickly through the ranks, forging a lasting alliance with Bill DeWeese.
He helped pass bills criminalizing sexual harassment and allowing women to seek pre-emptive Protection From Abuse orders.
In 1993, he pushed to repeal Pennsylvania's version of the Hatch Act, which prohibited public employees from campaigning on state time.
Veon came in second in a field of four candidates that also included Ron Klink, the victor, and fellow state Representative Frank LaGrotta.
[15] The charges stem from millions on dollars in state money funneled through earmarks for local economic development into the nonprofit Beaver Initiative for Growth,[16] founded by Veon and former state Senator Gerald LaValle in 1992, and used the money for his own personal and political gain, including such things as bonus checks for employees who performed political campaign work.
Veon received early release for good behavior while in prison, with an assessment indicating he was not a threat to the community and accepted responsibility for his crimes.