Man sentenced in election fraud case

Posted 8/21/12

MILFORD, PA — Myron Cowher, 53, who with Dimitry Kupershmidt was previously found guilty on numerous charges related to a scheme to fix an election in the private community of Wild Acres Lakes in …

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Man sentenced in election fraud case

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MILFORD, PA — Myron Cowher, 53, who with Dimitry Kupershmidt was previously found guilty on numerous charges related to a scheme to fix an election in the private community of Wild Acres Lakes in Delaware Township, has been sentenced to state prison by Judge Gregory H. Chelak. Cowher was sentenced to a term of 1.3 to 4 years in a state correctional facility and fined a total of $ 10,850. Cowher was previously convicted of 217 counts charged against him relating to forgery, identity theft, conspiracy and related charges.

At the time of the offenses, Cowher was the secretary on the board of directors of the homeowners association and Kupershmidt was the chairman of the board. Kupershmidt, who was also convicted in the scheme, had his sentencing continued to a later date based on retaining a new attorney.

The charges were the result of an incident occurring in May of 2014. Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin said he was satisfied that Cowher was sentenced to state prison. He said, “While we sought a stiffer sentence from the court, I am satisfied that Cowher was sentenced to state prison, and that he has been held accountable for his attempts to fraudulently alter the election.”

First assistant district attorney Bruce DeSarro, who presented the case to the jury, said, “We hope that this case sends a strong message to people in positions of trust in a private community who would think about abusing that trust.”

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