PHILADELPHIA — A computer technician accused of illegally destroying years' worth of state Senate computer records will plead guilty next week, marking the first plea in the corruption case against state Sen. Vincent Fumo.

Leonard Luchko will plead guilty at a hearing Monday in Philadelphia, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Zauzmer told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Luchko is charged in 29 obstruction or conspiracy counts, all relating to attempts to delete e-mails or computer records during the FBI investigation. Fumo, 65, is stepping down after 30 years in office to prepare for his Sept. 8 trial, which is expected to last several months. The powerful Philadelphia Democrat is charged with misusing more than $1 million in state resources and another $1 million from a seaport museum and the nonprofit.

Luchko earned $60,000 a year in his Senate job.