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Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. more
Judge Christopher Quinn approached the bench at the Nassau County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. All rose. “There will be no outbursts,” he told the dozens seated in the packed rows. After a nearly two-week trial to decide whether Rockville Centre Police Officer Anthony Federico criminally assaulted a village resident, Quinn read his verdict, finding Federico not guilty on all counts. more
The trial for Rockville Centre Police Officer Anthony Federico continued Friday, as his defense attorney, William Petrillo, spent much of the day cross-examining witness Alyson Gallo, who took a video of the May 2016 incident under question. The proceeding began Wednesday, after the 37-year-old officer was indicted last March on charges of assault against Kevin Kavanagh during a skirmish outside a South Park Avenue bar, as well as later falsifying police records. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. more
The trial of a Merrick doctor charged with illegally prescribing opioids for his own profit and causing two deaths by overdose will be put on-hold until April, a federal district court judge ruled last week. more
At his sentencing hearing on May 12, Adam Skelos acknowledged what many in Rockville Centre have been saying since he and his father, Dean, were convicted of corruption in December: He ruined his … more
Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted of federal corruption charges in December, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, May 12. He was also fined $500,000. more
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
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
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
Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, were found guilty last Friday of all the corruption charges against them, bringing an end to Skelos’s more than 30 years in the Senate and kicking off a race to fill his now-vacant seat. The jury deliberated the case for a day and a half before returning its verdict. Because of the conviction, Skelos automatically — and immediately — lost his seat in the Senate. more
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