The jury found Fumo, 65, guilty on all 137 counts of conspiracy, fraud, tax offenses and obstruction of justice. It found his codefendant, Ruth Arnao, 52, a close Fumo friend and former aide, guilty on all 45 counts she faced.
Federal prosecutors said they would seek a prison term of more than 10 years for the disgraced Fumo. Arnao faces a prison term of less than 10 years, they say. No sentencing date has been set.
At a hearing Thursday, prosecutors said, they will also demand he pay back the $4 million they say he skimmed and stole from his victims: the state Senate, a Philadelphia museum, and a South Philadelphia community-improvement organization.
Fumo, a feared and admired power in Philadelphia and Harrisburg politics for decades, will now likely lose his $101,000 yearly state pension and his law license, his lawyer said in court yesterday.
"I'm heartbroken," Fumo said in his sole comment as he and a phalanx of supporters pushed their way to a waiting van outside the federal courthouse.
His lawyers promised post-conviction motions and appeals.
In court, Fumo, who had a heart attack last year, remained still as the verdict was read. His ashen face seemed to grow paler by the minute.
Afterward, he turned and hugged his youngest daughter, Allie, a college freshman whose eyes were rimmed with red. His concern seemed to be for her, not himself.
U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter set bail at $2 million, rejecting a prosecution request that Fumo be immediately locked up as flight risk. The judge permitted Fumo to post the money by signing a form giving the government the right, should he run, to seize his 27-room mansion in Spring Garden, his farm outside Harrisburg, and his homes at the Jersey Shore and in Florida.
