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Greg Skrepenak
Luzerne County Board of Commissioners
In office
January 6, 2004 – December 17, 2009
Succeeded byThomas Cooney
ConstituencyLuzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Residence(s)Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Websitewww.luzernecounty.org
Greg Skrepenak
No. 78, 75
Position:
Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1970-01-31) January 31, 1970 (age 54)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:G.A.R. Memorial
(Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
College:Michigan
NFL draft:1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games started:68
Games played:56
Player stats at PFR

Gregory Andrew Skrepenak (born January 31, 1970) is an American former

1997) with the Carolina Panthers in which he did not miss a start.[1]

Prior to the NFL, Skrepenak had starred as a

Skrepenak, who was born and raised in

Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, was elected in 2003 to serve as the Luzerne County Commissioner, a position he held from January 2004[3] until December, 2009. On December 17, 2009, he signed a plea agreement to a charge of corruption and resigned.[4] On August 6, 2010, Skrepenak was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.[5]

Early life

Skrepenak was born and raised in

McDonald's All-American team nominee. In baseball, he was a three-time All-scholastic awardee and an MVP. As a result of his accomplishments he was inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania State Sports Hall of Fame.[3][6]

College

Rose Bowls
.

At the

Rose Bowls and won a Gator Bowl MVP. His teams under Bo Schembechler and Gary Moeller
compiled a 29–2–1 Big Ten record and each of his teams ended the season ranked in the top 10.

In the

rushes for a career 6.3 yards per attempt average, including 1,416 yards on 216 rushes during the 1990 season.[14]

In 1991, he was a consensus All-American.

offensive line that protected Elvis Grbac while he was connecting with Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard. Also during that season, Tyrone Wheatley set the Michigan freshman yards per carry (minimum 50 attempts) with 555 yards on 86 carries for a 6.4 yards per attempt average behind Skrepenak after Dingman graduated.[14] In 2000, he was voted onto the Wolverine’s "All-Century Team".[15]

Professional football

Skrepenak was drafted in the

assistant coach Joe Bugel said the benching was merely a function of the full strength depth chart upon the return of Gerald Perry.[25] Skrepenak was a vocal detractor on the organization after leaving the Raiders.[26] Among the opinions Skrepenak expressed during his time with the Raiders was that the Raiders overemphasized slogans related to team history while setting penalty records as a team.[27]

The Panthers signed him in the offseason after the

1997 National Football League seasons. He was named to the Panther’s All-Time Team.[3] He was released from the team due to salary cap considerations.[30] Skrepenak was rumored to be sought after by the Miami Dolphins in 1998.[31] However, he spent the year out of football. Skrepenak was in the Oakland Raiders' 1999 summer camp, but during his comeback attempt he had to leave the Raiders camp in on August 10, 1999 to attend to personal business back in Wilkes-Barre for several days.[32][33] Skrepenak was a supporter of the new Jon Gruden coaching administration upon his return to the Raiders despite the fact that he was not as highly paid or expected to start.[26][34] Skrepenak was a popular offensive lineman with the Raiders and his spot was held in his absence with a special tribute by Steve Wisniewski and Mo Collins who both wore his jersey number in his absence.[35] Skrepenak returned to camp for a few weeks.[26][36] On August 31, he was released.[32]

During Skrepenak's career, he played for only one playoff team.

offensive guard during his years with the Panthers.[22] He has regularly played on the right side of the line.[30]

Political career

Upon retirement, Skrepenak returned to Luzerne County, where his

$2.5 million in Community Development funding for the Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 Complex.[42] He was also involved in efforts to bring a new airport to Hazleton, Pennsylvania.[43]

Skrepenak announced a bid for re-election in the November 6, 2007 election,

Los Angeles, California, $524.08 for an accounting standards manual and $798.63 for communications equipment.[46]

Skrepenak had considered running for Don Sherwood's United States House of Representatives seat that was contested and won by Chris Carney in the 2006 elections.[47] However, after meetings with the National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee he decided not to run for the United States Congress in the heavily Republican district. Congressman Sherwood's defeat resulted in the district flipping Democratic for the first time since 1961.[48] Skrepenak was re-elected by finishing among the top three in a contest for county commissioner. The unofficial results were Maryanne Petrilla (D) 33,827 votes (29%), Greg Skrepenak (D / Inc.) 32,281 (27%), Stephen Urban (R / Inc.) 27,835 (24%) and Bill Jones (R) 24,071 (20%).[49]

Corruption Scandal

On December 17, 2009, Skrepenak announced he was resigning his position with the Luzerne County Commissioners effective immediately. The resignation came one day after Skrepenak signed a plea agreement with the

pay to play corruption investigation in Luzerne County.[50] Skrepenak stated that he resigned due to a clash between longtime cultural practices in county politics and the higher standards of public office and the law. Specifically, he was formally charged with accepting a $5,000 bribe from a developer for voting to accept the developer's project into a government funded tax incentive program.[51]

On August 6, 2010, Skrepenak was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines called for a 33- to 41-month sentence. However, his sentence was reduced for cooperation with an ongoing federal corruption probe. He was not granted leniency for charitable works, medical complications or devotion to family.[5] On June 12, 2012, he was released from a halfway house after being transferred from federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia in early April.[52] He then served three years probation. Since his release, he has worked as a legal researcher for a Kingston law firm.[53]

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