Waldholtz theft trial to resume in August

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The trial of former political strategist Joseph Waldholtz, who is accused of stealing from his stepmother and his brother, has been postponed until August because of scheduling conflicts.

The non-jury trial before Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning had resumed Wednesday after being postponed since late January because a witness was unavailable.

Waldholtz is charged with forgery, theft and receiving stolen property. According to prosecutors, he cashed checks from his stepmother's account, a $25,000 insurance check to her from his father's estate and a $5,200 death-benefits check from the Department of Veterans Affairs to his brother.

At the time, Waldholtz was on probation for writing bad checks, forcing his ex-wife, former Utah Rep. Enid Greene, to abandon re-election hopes in 1996.