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December 18, 2007

La Salle bribery case continued until next month

A pre-trial conference for two men accused in a bribery scheme at La Salle Academy has been postponed until early next year.

In December of last year, Richard Rochefort, former director of buildings and grounds at the school, was indicted on charges that he solicited or accepted more than $10,000 from contractors who did work at the school.

His wife Gail A. Rochefort was also indicted on one count of conspiring to solicit or accept a bribe

Contractor Ralph Catallozzi was indicted on a count of bribery for allegedly giving Rochefort a "kickback."

In all, Rochefort is accused of soliciting or accepting bribes from five companies that received contracts to perform work at La Salle between Aug. 1, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2005.

A pre-trial conference scheduled for this week has been postponed until January, according to Berryl Kenyon, spokeswoman for Attorney General Patrick Lynch.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 8:09 AM | Permalink

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