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NY State Senator Resigns NY State Senator Resigns
NY State Senator Resigns A New York state senator has resigned after serving nearly eight years in the state Legislature. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat representing the state’s 9th District on the South Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, announced his resignation Friday, July 29, in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. "Today is my last day as an elected official, and I will start a new chapter in my life next week in the private sector,” Kaminsky wrote. “It has been an incredible honor and privilege to work on behalf of the residents of Long Island’s South Shore for the past eight years.  …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Cuomo Grants Clemency To 10 People; Will There Be Pardons For Pals In His Final Days? Cuomo Grants Clemency To 10 People; Will There Be Pardons For Pals In His Final Days?
Cuomo Grants Clemency To 10 People; Will There Be Pardons For Pals In His Final Days? With just days remaining of his time in the Executive Mansion in Albany, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a series of midnight clemency orders to 10 felons, including three tied to homicides. Cuomo, who announced his resignation on Tuesday, Aug. 10 amid a sexual harassment inquiry, granted clemency to “10 individuals who have demonstrated substantial evidence of rehabilitation and a commitment to their communities.”  Cuomo's resignation takes effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23. The question now comes to whether Cuomo will also grant similar pardons for his embattled peers in former…

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by Zak Failla
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Former State Senate Leader, Son Sentenced To Prison For Corruption Convictions Former State Senate Leader, Son Sentenced To Prison For Corruption Convictions
Former State Senate Leader, Son Sentenced To Prison For Corruption Convictions Former New York State Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, have been sentenced for corruption charges. In Manhattan federal court, Dean Skelos was sentenced to 51 months in prison, while the younger Skelos got four years behind bars after being convicted twice of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, three counts of extortion under color of official right, and three counts of soliciting and receiving bribes.   In addition to the prison time, Dean Skelos was ordered to pay a $500,000 fine and sentenced …

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Sentenced To Prison In Bribery, Money Laundering Retrial Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Sentenced To Prison In Bribery, Money Laundering Retrial
Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Sentenced To Prison In Bribery, Money Laundering Retrial Former New York State Assembly Speaker Shelton Silver is heading to prison after being found guilty of corruption charges for the second time. Silver, 74, was sentenced to seven years in prison a federal jury decided he used his position to obtain nearly $4 million in bribes in exchange for his official acts. He was also found guilty of obtaining another $1 million through a money laundering scheme. In addition, Silver, a Democrat who represented part of Manhattan, was found guilty of two counts of honest service wire fraud, two counts of honest services mail fraud, two counts of extortion …

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by Zak Failla
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Former NY State Senate Majority Leader, Son Convicted Of Bribery, Extortion Former NY State Senate Majority Leader, Son Convicted Of Bribery, Extortion
Former NY State Senate Majority Leader, Son Convicted Of Bribery, Extortion Guilty, again. Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, have been convicted on corruption charges in federal court. The two had previously been found guilty of the same offenses by a jury in December 2015, but their convictions were overturned by a U.S. Court of Appeals." United States Attorney Robert Khuzami announced Tuesday, July 17 that the Skelos’ have been found guilty of bribery, extortion and honest services fraud charges following a five-week trial in court. “For the second time, Dean Skelos repeatedly abused his official position to…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Assembly Speaker Silver Found Guilty In Second Corruption Trial Ex-Assembly Speaker Silver Found Guilty In Second Corruption Trial
Ex-Assembly Speaker Silver Found Guilty In Second Corruption Trial The former New York State Assembly Speaker has been convicted by a jury in Manhattan federal court on corruption charges. Sheldon Silver was convicted of the same seven counts in 2015, but the conviction was reversed.  Silver, a Democrat, obtained nearly $4 million in illicit payments through an asbestos doctor and two real estate companies in return for legislative favors, jurors decided after a two-week trial. The 74-year-old Silver, who represented lower Manhattan, will be sentenced July 13. Silver, who served two decades as speaker, forfeited his seat in late 2015, along with  former …

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by Joe Lombardi