Ex-mayor pleads guilty to corruption day after resignation

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The former mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to charges he shook down businesses for bribes and campaign contributions throughout his term and a half in office.
Bill Courtright’s plea in federal court Tuesday to bribery, extortion and conspiracy came less than 24 hours after he resigned as mayor of the city of 78,000.
He was released without bail pending sentencing in November.
He is now the third Democratic mayor in eastern Pennsylvania to