PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: The chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is resigning his $156,000 post, even as Gov. Corbett prepares to make his most aggressive move yet to privatize the wine and liquor stores it runs…
Conti, a former Bucks County legislator, issued a statement late Friday saying it had been “a privilege” to work for the board and with its staff. “Simply put, I could not wait to come to work each and every day of the last six years. My service to the board has been my greatest source of career satisfaction.”…
Conti’s exit also comes as the state Ethics Commission continues its inquiry into allegations that he and two other top officials at the liquor board accepted gifts and favors in 2011 from vendors and other businesses with an interest in liquor regulation. But the lawyer who knew of Conti’s resignation said it had nothing to do with that investigation or the underlying allegations. Conti, the lawyer said, had been preparing for several months to leave the agency.… (more)
