R. Budd Dwyer
Robert Budd Dwyer was an American politician who served as the 30th State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dwyer committed suicide during a live press conference on January 22, 1987. He was convicted in 1986 for accepting a bribe from the California firm that won the contract. In 2010, former U.S. Attorney James West, who prosecuted Dwyer, affirmed his...
