Ex-mayor in federal pay-to-play scheme faces sentencing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Pennsylvania mayor convicted of exchanging public works contracts for campaign contributions is set to be sentenced.
It’s the second sentencing in six months for a Pennsylvania mayor convicted as a result of a federal pay-to-play investigation.
Former Reading Mayor Vaughn Spencer’s hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. A jury found him guilty in August of conspiracy and bribery.
Prosecutors accused him of promising engineering contracts to companies t