William F. "Bill" Keller (born January 19, 1951) is an American politician who was a
Democratic member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Education
In 1968, he graduated from Bishop Neuman High School. He received a degree in business from
La Salle University in 1972.
Career
Since 1974, he has been the owner of KO Sporting Goods in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
.
He also worked as a
longshoreman
A stevedore (), also called a longshoreman, a docker or a dockworker, is a waterfront manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships, trucks, trains or airplanes.
After the shipping container revolution of the 1960s, the number o ...
from 1968 to 1992 and was a member of the
International Longshoremen's Association
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is a North American labor union representing longshore workers along the East Coast of the United States and Canada, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, and inland waterways. The ILA h ...
, Local 1291.
He was first elected to represent the
184th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1992.
On February 16, 2018, Keller announced that he would not run for another term.
Criminal investigation
On August 18, 2010, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and the
Internal Revenue Service raided the homes and offices of Keller and his business partner, Mark Olkowski, as well as his chief of staff, Lorraine DiSpaldo, and a former staffer and then traffic court judge, Robert Mulgrew. Olkowski, DiSpaldo, and Mulgrew later pleaded guilty to various fraud and tax-evasion charges.
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- Keller was never charged with any crime, and claimed to be unaware of the criminal activity.
References
External links
William F. Keller (Democrat) Pennsylvania House of Representatives website
William F. Keller Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
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Living people
1951 births
Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Philadelphia
La Salle University alumni
21st-century American politicians