Philadelphia Councilman Surrenders to FBI

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Rick Mariano, a Councilman for the city of Philadelphia, surrendered to the FBI at the U.S. Courthouse this morning. Hobbling from a recent knee surgery, Mariano gave himself up, and he will be facing a 26-count corruption indictment. Although he warmly greeted reporters as he left FBI offices, his lawyer, Nino V. Tinari, said the Councilman can no longer speak of his case in public. The grand jury indictment that was returned Tuesday stated that Mariano is believed to have accepted about $30,000 in bribes to help the businessmen in deals that cost taxpayers around $700,000. Mariano was charged with conspiracy to commit public corruption, fraud, money laundering and filing a false tax return and is expected to be out on a $200,000 bond.