Corbin, Williams and Mullings convicted of felonies

A jury in the trial of former Nassau County Legislators Roger Corbin and Patrick Williams — who were indicted by the Nassau County district attorney’s office in July 2010 on corruption, larceny and bribery charges for their alleged involvement in multiple bid-rigging and bribery schemes relating to the New Cassel Redevelopment Project — found both men guilty of several felonies on Monday.

Corbin was found guilty of second-degree bribe receiving and official misconduct, while Williams was found guilty of two counts of fourth-degree conspiracy.

Former Town of North Hempstead Community Development Agency executive director Neville Mullings was found guilty of two counts of fourth-degree conspiracy, and two counts of official misconduct.

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Alan Honorof declared a mistrial on the 17 remaining counts.

“This trial concludes with one undeniable fact: that Roger Corbin, Patrick Williams, and Neville Mullings abused their positions to steal this project from the people of New Cassel for their own personal gain,” Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement. “Whether that meant bid-rigging, soliciting and receiving bribes, or the outright theft of taxpayer money, these men were not shy about taking what they wanted and their felony convictions were inevitable.”