New York’s former Senate majority leader and former Assembly speaker are headed to jail. Political corruption cases are piling up like bags of trash in a dumpster. And four out of five New Yorkers are demanding reform . . .
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6/16/16
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That’s what I muttered as I fetched Newsday from my lawn last Friday and looked at the front page. Amid cross-fire accusations of corruption, criminal behavior and personal vendettas . . .
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5/19/16
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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 …
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By Alex Costello
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5/18/16
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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.
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By Alex Costello
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5/12/16
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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 …
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By Alex Costello
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5/4/16
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In the weeks leading up to the New York primary, voters reported robo-calls from everyone from President Obama to Mel Brooks and Wesley Snipes. And that was just for the special election for the State Senate.
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4/28/16
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Voters in New York’s 9th State Senate district did something last week that the governor and the State Legislature have failed to do this legislative session: They stood up for the fight against corruption and the push for ethics reform . . .
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4/28/16
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Though the official results are not in yet, Todd Kaminsky seems to be poised to fill the vacant seat left by Dean Skelos.
With 68,000 votes cast, Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) beat his opponent Chris …
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By Alex Costello
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4/27/16
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For the first time since the bad old days of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, some New York voters will be able to vote twice on the same day. But this year, on Primary Day, it will be legal.
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4/7/16
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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 …
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By Alex Costello
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4/6/16
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