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Article: Perry had debt to both Moe and ex-mayor: Ex-Airway Heights leader testifies.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2007
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Byline: Bill Morlin
Sep. 25--Former Airway Heights Mayor Dale Perry testified Monday that he was repaying a $3,000 personal loan from another ex-city mayor at the same time he got another loan from Spokane Raceway Park operator Orville Moe.
The loan Perry got from former Airway Heights Mayor Joe Martella was interest-free, compared to 12 percent interest Moe charged for an $18,000 loan in 2002, Perry told a U.S. District Court jury that is hearing a federal bribery case brought against Moe.
Perry, who pleaded guilty in August to a single bribery count, was required to testify as a prosecution witness against Moe under terms of a plea agreement. ...