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Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district.
Dec 31, 2014 · Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district.
Jan 20, 2022 · Everyone expected state Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer, convicted of corruption, to announce his resignation at a news conference, 35 years ago this week. Instead, during a rambling speech in...
The day before he was to be sentenced for bribery, Pennsylvania State Treasurer Budd Dwyer called a news conference and then killed himself in front of the cameras.
In a tragic turn of events that shook the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Robert Budd Dwyer took his own life during a press conference on January 22, 1987. Facing a crowd of reporters and live cameras, Dwyer unleashed a speech against his bribery and mail fraud convictions.
Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer is a 2010 American documentary film by James Dirschberger that chronicles the Computer Technology Associates (CTA) scandal which led to the public suicide of R. Budd Dwyer, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in 1987.
Jan 22, 2012 · A few months and an investigation by the US Attorney later, the trail led back to state treasurer Budd Dwyer, who was indicted for receiving $300,000 in kickbacks to help Torquato secure the...
