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Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, have asked the judge for leniency in their sentencing, and have said that a steep fine that would affect Skelos’s pension would be wrong.

Lawyers for Dean Skelos have written a letter to Judge Kimba Wood imploring her to not side with the prosecution in fining Skelos $500,000 as part of his sentencing. Under federal sentencing … more

By Alex Costello | 5/4/16

Prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in jail for Dean and Adam Skelos, pictured here leaving court after they were found guilty of corruption in December. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara also wants a fine for Skelos well above the recommended $350,000.

Prosecutor: Make an example of the Skeloses

In court papers filed on Monday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara beseeched U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood to hand down heavy sentences to Dean and Adam Skelos, asking her to commit the pair to more than … more

By Alex Costello | 4/6/16

Dean and Adam Skelos, pictured leaving federal court after their conviction in December, have filed papers asking the judge for leniency in their sentencing.

Dean Skelos and son beg for mercy

In court papers filed last week, the lawyers for Dean and Adam Skelos asked a judge for minimal sentencing for their clients, citing a number of personal issues. The lawyers, G. Robert Gage, … more

By Alex Costello | 3/30/16

Sheldon Leftenant, who was convicted of shooting North Bellmorite Mark Collins, a Suffolk County police officer, is headed to prison for 55 years, at minimum.

Suffolk judge slaps cop shooter with maximum sentence

Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice John Collins handed down the maximum sentence –– 55 years to life –– for a gang member who was convicted earlier this year of shooting Suffolk police officer Mark Collins, a lifelong North Bellmore resident, in March 2015. more

By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann | 3/28/16

Bronx man sentenced for swindling local woman and other victim

A man who pleaded guilty to scamming a Valley Stream woman and another person in New Hyde Park was sentenced to prison on Aug. 27. Mario Tolisano, 65, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty on June 25 to … more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/10/15

Man sentenced for truck rampage

An Elmont man was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution on Aug. 12 for a mile-long path of destruction he caused when he drove a stolen truck with an extended exterior boom from Elmont to Valley Stream in August 2013. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 8/21/15

Joel Grasman was sentenced to seven months in prison, time already served, five years of probation and a $1,000 fine, and is required to pay over $1 million in restitution.

Path of destruction leads to prison

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Elmont man was sentenced last week for causing a mile-long path of destruction stretching from Elmont to Valley Stream when he … more

8/20/15

Seaford accountant sentenced

A Seaford man will spend time in prison after stealing money from clients of his former accounting firm, but the sentence has come as a shock to his family, who say there is more to the story than authorities have said. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/19/15

Assault and battery

Robert Dixon is last of three defendants in a 2012 case of assault against an Amityville man. Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced to … more

7/9/15

Dave Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, offered public apologies after his sentencing for mail fraud on June 5 at the U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip. He will spend three months in jail and three months under house arrest.

Denenberg gets 90-day sentence

A federal judge last Friday sentenced Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator who pleaded guilty to cheating a law client out of $2.3 million and resigned from office earlier this year, to three months in jail and three months of house arrest. more

By Brian Racow | 6/5/15

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