Leland Beloff

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
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

  1. "Beloff Quits His Seat On City Council". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 5, 1987. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1983–1984" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications (1969). The Pennsylvania Manual 99. Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  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.
  5. Cox, Harold. "House Members B". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  6. "Beloff's Wife Makes Guilty Plea Gets Probation For Two Years". Philadelphia Inquirer. 1988-07-26. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  7. "Disgraced Ex-City Councilman and Wife Sue "Luxury" Drug Rehab". Philadelphia Magazine. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  8. "Ex-con still plays politics in S. Phila.". 5 November 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  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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