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DA seeks court removal of Philly lawmaker convicted of bribery

The county prosecutor in Harrisburg is asking a judge to remove State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D., Phila.) from office, one week after she was sentenced to probation in a bribery case.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo, State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D., Phila.) sits at her desk at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo, State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D., Phila.) sits at her desk at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.Read moreMatt Rourke / AP
    by MARK SCOLFORO, The Associated Press
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HARRISBURG (AP) — A county prosecutor is asking a Pennsylvania judge to remove a Philadelphia lawmaker from office, one week after she was sentenced to probation in a bribery case.

Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo filed a civil suit Friday that seeks the removal of Democratic Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown of Philadelphia.

She was convicted in October of taking $4,000 in bribes from a confidential informant.

She was unopposed and reelected in last month’s balloting.

Chardo says Lowery Brown earlier this week tried to sponsor a legislative resolution.

A lawyer for the 52-year-old Lowery Brown did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

The person answering the phone at her Philadelphia district office wasn’t able to contact her, and a spokesman for the House Democratic caucus says she hasn’t stepped down.