Fayette Searchlight

Yesterday, Fayette County President Judge John F. Wagner, Jr., dismissed the criminal cases against Cheryl Lynn Bozek and George P. Bozek.

See:

Cheryl Bozek Docket Sheet 20160714

George Bozek Docket Sheet 20160716

The court assessed a monetary penalty of $284.25 ($234.25 for Costs and Fees and $50.00 for Restitution) against Cheryl Lynn Bozek.  Included in the breakdown of the Costs/Fees were assessments for a "Clerk Fee - Misd./Felony (Fayette) $137.00" and for "District Attorney - Misdemeanor (Fayette) $15.00."

The assessments against Cheryl Bozek were paid in full. 

For details about the background of the cases see:  Fayette County grand jury recommends 2 be charged with obstructing justice, TribLIVE.com, Dec. 12, 2014.

The cases saw the dropping of felony charges at the lower court level, the recusal of District Attorney Richard E. Bower, and the entry (at Bower's request) of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General as prosecutor in the form of AG L. Todd Goodwin and AG Simquita Renetta Bridges.

The cases emanated from two presentments issued by Fayette County Grand Jury No. 2 -- the investigating grand jury which sat for two years in Fayette County and which was impaneled primarily to investigate voter fraud and election fraud allegations that stemmed from three Fayette County Election Board referrals.

The sole remaining issues stemming from the grand jury include the sealed 5th Presentment (which has been sealed for 19 months, and which has been extensively covered in this space) and the uninvestigated 3rd Referral of the Fayette County Election Board (allegations of election fraud against State Rep. Tim Mahoney).