He has also pleaded guilty in two DUI cases. In 2006, he pleaded guilty to forgery for writing prescriptions for Ox圜ontin, a painkiller, according to court and Patriot-News records. He said he’s taken nothing stronger than Tylenol since 2007. Regarding his legal troubles, Fratti said his forgery and DUI convictions resulted from an addiction to painkillers after six surgeries on his knees. 'I plan to be in the office to answer their questions, help them in any way possible I can.' 'I will not treat this as a ghost job and not show up,' he said.

A Republican in a district where Republicans outnumber Democrats about 9,000 to 6,000, Fratti is the son of a man who served as the tax collector for more than 44 years. He says he would maintain an office and work with the tax collection association. His opponent, Philip Fratti Jr., 43, sees the job differently. Paioletti pays $10,000 of his annual $14,500 salary from Dauphin County to the association as a fee for its work and gives the remainder to charity. He farms out the collection of real estate taxes to the Derry Township Tax Collection Association, which is already charged with collecting the earned income and occupational privilege taxes. Incumbent Louis Paioletti, 43, a Democrat, said the tax collector in Derry Township doesn’t have much to do, at least the way he handles the office. The Derry Township tax collector race pits an incumbent who doesn’t keep the job’s salary against a challenger with convictions for crimes including driving under the influence and forgery. View full size Monica von Dobeneck, The Patriot-News Louis Paioletti, Derry Township tax collector

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