William L. Slocum (born November 21, 1947) is a former

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member of the

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. Slocum pleaded guilty and spent a month in federal prison for filing false reports to the

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and discharging raw sewage into

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while he was a sewage plant manager in

Youngsville, Pennsylvania Youngsville is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,729 at the 2010 census. Geography Youngsville is located at (41.853460, -79.318614). According to ...

.Senator gets jail time for dumping sewage
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* - official PA Senate profile (archived) 1947 births Living people Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators Pennsylvania politicians convicted of crimes {{Pennsylvania-PASenate-stub