In typically unvarnished, profane fashion, the younger Skelos laid out those views of New York's lobbying industry in a phone call recorded in February — recently disclosed as part of the father and son's ongoing corruption trial in Lower Manhattan — and his view of how to influence upstate lawmakers. (timesunion.com)
Amid a push to clean up Albany following a series of scandals that rocked the Senate and Assembly — including the convictions of both legislative leaders last year — as well as ongoing corruption probes into economic development spending in upstate New York, most voters, 56 percent to 27 percent, believe the measures approved in June won't lead to a significant reduction in fraud and corruption. (nystateofpolitics.com)
In a recorded phone call, the senator coached his son to be discreet because they were in «dangerous times» amid the state capital's ongoing corruption scandal. (chicagotribune.com)