Criniti v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Nicholas Criniti (Criniti), at a time when he was an employe of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), was indicted by the Philadel*513phia County special investigating grand jury for conspiring to misapply government property in connection with his employment with PennDOT. On March 15, 1975, Criniti pled guilty to the charges which formed 'the basis for these indictments but withdrew his guilty plea on December 20, 1976.

As a result of Criniti’s guilty plea, the Director of the Bureau of Personnel for PennDOT, by letter dated June 17, 1976, notified…