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Former state Senate majority leader gets five years in prison for corruption
Source: Crain's New York Business
Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges he used his office to extort money and a job for his son.
He's the second New York powerbroker to be sentenced for corruption this month.
His son, Adam, also awaits sentencing Thursday. It comes a week after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver got a 12-year term in another bribery case.
A jury convicted the father and son last year on extortion and other charges. They were accused of using the Long Island Republican's position to pressure businesses to provide the son with roughly $300,000 through consulting work and a no-show job.
He's the second New York powerbroker to be sentenced for corruption this month.
His son, Adam, also awaits sentencing Thursday. It comes a week after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver got a 12-year term in another bribery case.
A jury convicted the father and son last year on extortion and other charges. They were accused of using the Long Island Republican's position to pressure businesses to provide the son with roughly $300,000 through consulting work and a no-show job.
Read more: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160512/POLITICS/160519944/former-state-senate-majority-leader-gets-five-years-in-prison-for-corruption#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-breaking&utm_campaign=cnyb-breaking-20160512-POLITICS-160519944
Not clear if he'll be bunking with former Assembly Speaker Silver...
