SCRANTON, Pa. — A former Scranton police officer on probation after making threats against members of his department is now facing federal bribery charges.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Thomas McDonald, 47, of Scranton, was charged in a criminal information with a federal bribery violation.
While working as a police officer for the Scranton Police Department in April 2018, authorities believe McDonald corruptly solicited for his own benefit, sex and sexual favors from one person and related conduct that included felony bribery violations with several others.
After entering a plea agreement, McDonald faces up to 10 years in prison.
McDonald, a former corporal, was charged in 2020 after he sent threatening text messages to some members of the special operations group of the Scranton police.