About: Frank McKetta

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Frank McKetta (1917–2006) was an American law enforcement officer from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, best known for his efforts in fighting police corruption. The son of Ukrainian immigrants, he was born in a small coal mining village in western Pennsylvania. After a short stint working in the coal mines, he attended the Pennsylvania State Police Academy at Hershey, PA, and started his career as a state trooper in 1937.

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  • Frank McKetta (1917–2006) was an American law enforcement officer from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, best known for his efforts in fighting police corruption. The son of Ukrainian immigrants, he was born in a small coal mining village in western Pennsylvania. After a short stint working in the coal mines, he attended the Pennsylvania State Police Academy at Hershey, PA, and started his career as a state trooper in 1937. He was appointed Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police in 1967, and in 1971 became the Chief of the Federal Protective Service. He retired due to illness. McKetta developed a strong interest in fighting police corruption, racketeering, and influence peddling and became a speaker on the lecture circuit. His book, Police, politics, corruption: the mixture dangerous to freedom and justice, was released in 2000. (en)
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  • 1917-02-19 (xsd:date)
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  • 1917-02-19 (xsd:date)
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  • Wyano, Pennsylvania, U.S. (en)
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  • 2006-12-29 (xsd:date)
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  • Camphill, Pennsylvania, U.S. (en)
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  • State Police (en)
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  • Frank McKetta. Police, politics, corruption: the mixture dangerous to freedom and justice. West Virginia: Mcclain Printing Co 2000 . (en)
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  • Frank McKetta (en)
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  • * 1967, Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police * Detective, Greensburg, Pennsylvania State Police Barracks, the Pennsylvania Crime Commission * Pennsylvania Counsel of Civil Defense * Pennsylvania Hazardous Substance Board * Governor's Commission of Drug Abuse * Governor's Task Force on Corrections * Governor's Traffic Safety Task Force * GSA chairman * Task Force on Protection- (en)
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  • Pennsylvania, U.S. (en)
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  • Frank McKetta (1917–2006) was an American law enforcement officer from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, best known for his efforts in fighting police corruption. The son of Ukrainian immigrants, he was born in a small coal mining village in western Pennsylvania. After a short stint working in the coal mines, he attended the Pennsylvania State Police Academy at Hershey, PA, and started his career as a state trooper in 1937. (en)
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  • Frank McKetta (en)
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  • Frank McKetta (en)
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