GREENSBURG, Pa. — Opening arguments in the corruption trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held got underway Tuesday.
A jury of eight men and four women, as well as two alternates, was seated Monday, according to Channel 11's news exchange partners at TribLIVE.
Held is accused of having deputies perform duties for his re-election campaign. He is charged with two counts of theft and one count of conflict of interest.
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Prosecutors claim they have video that backs up some of the charges. One current and one former employee testified at a preliminary hearing that Held ordered them to work on his re-election campaign in 2014 and 2015.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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