John Estey
John H. Estey | |
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| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Occupation(s) | Disbarred (i.e., former) Attorney |
| Political party | Democrat |
John H. Estey is a now-disbarred attorney who served as chief of staff to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell from 2003 until 2007.[1][2] He served as interim president of the Milton Hershey School for the 2013–2014 school year and currently serves as executive vice president – administration at Hershey Trust Company, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Before joining Hershey Trust Company, Estey was a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP in Philadelphia, where he was a co-chair of the Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs Group.[3] He has served as the chairman of the board of commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority and as chairman of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority[4] He serves as chairman of board of directors of the Independence Visitor Center in Philadelphia,[5] and is a member of the boards of directors of the Gettysburg Foundation and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation.[6]
He was named to the Pennsylvania Report "PA Report 100" list of politically influential personalities in 2003.[7]
He was named to the PoliticsPA "Power 50" list.[8] In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the "Top 10 Democrats" in Pennsylvania.[9]
In May 2016, he was charged with wire fraud, having pocketed $13,000 that an FBI sting operation had given to him in an investigation into illegal lobbying of legislators.[10][11] On May 10, 2016, he pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud, committed in 2011. On February 23, 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court disbarred Estey.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Neri, Al; Albert J. Neri (April 2004). "Some Key Staffers to Watch". The Insider. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13.
- ^ "Executive Staff John Estey Chief of Staff". Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 2003-04-04. Archived from the original on 2003-10-27.
- ^ http://www.ballardspahr.com/People/Attorneys/EsteyJohn [dead link]
- ^ "John H. Estey emerges from the background as a power broker".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
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- ^ "The PA Report "Power 75" List" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capitol Growth. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2006.
- ^ "Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-04-17.
- ^ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers" (PDF). Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29.
- ^ Fernandez, Bob (3 May 2016). "AG wants to remove 3 leaders of Hershey Trust". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Few details available in Estey bombshell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.