Leland Beloff

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Leland Beloff
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 1st District
In office
May 3, 1984 – August 4, 1987[1]
Preceded by James Tayoun
Succeeded by James Tayoun
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 184th district
In office
January 4, 1977 – May 3, 1984[2]
Preceded by Michael Ozzie Myers
Succeeded by Joseph Howlett
In office
January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1970
Preceded by District Created
Succeeded by Michael Ozzie Myers
Personal details
Born (1942-04-17) April 17, 1942 (age 82)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican (when a state representative); Democrat (when a city councilman)
Occupation Boxer

Leland M. Beloff (born April 17, 1942)[3] is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Philadelphia City Council, who resigned from office after being convicted in Federal court on extortion charges.[4] [5] He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for extorting money from a Center City developer along with Philadelphia Mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo. In 1998 he and his wife were convicted on voter fraud charges. He received a three year sentence served concurrently with his earlier sentence.[6] He was paroled in 1993 and went on to become Democratic ward chairperson. He was arrested in 2011 on disorderly conduct but the charges were later dropped.[7]

Beloff has been a resident of Longport, New Jersey and Gladwyne, PA.[8][9]

References

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  4. Ex-councilman Asks Federal Judge For Freedom Leland M. Beloff Was Jailed For Extortion. Prosecutors Said He Should Serve His Full Term, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 23, 1993.
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  9. Schneider, Howard. "Beloff Planning To Keep Seat", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 1986. Accessed November 19, 2013. "During a 20-minute interview in the den of his Longport home, Beloff, a former actor and prize-fighter - unshaven from his court appearance the day before and clad in a brightly colored striped bathrobe - offered no explanation or theories for the arrests."


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