Ex-Sandusky lawyer gets prison term
CARLISLE – An attorney who represented former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky at his child sex abuse trial was sentenced to 5½ to 18 years in prison for stealing about $767,000 from clients.
Karl Rominger told a Cumberland County judge he was “ashamed” at Wednesday’s sentencing. Rominger pleaded guilty in May to theft by deception and misappropriation of funds. Prosecutors said he spent the money on casino gambling and other interests.
The 43-year-old pleaded guilty last month to federal charges he tried to evade income taxes from 2006 to 2010. He’s awaiting sentencing in that case.
Rominger surrendered his law license and was disbarred.
Sandusky, a Washington native, was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing 10 boys, but he’s appealing. He is serving a 30- to 60-year prison term in SCI-Greene.