Sentences with phrase «skelos shakedown»
During the prosecution's rebuttal, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Masimore said Bonomo and Dorego had similar stories because «they experienced the Skelos shakedown playbook.»
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Dean Skelos» conviction for running a shakedown scheme should be tossed because prosecutors» arguments now conflict with a new interpretation of public corruption law, his lawyer said Thursday.
A judge sentenced former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to five years in prison for running a federal shakedown scheme that «caused immeasurable damage.»
It also flew in the face of repeated predictions by the elder Skelos — including as recently as Wednesday evening — that he and his son would be acquitted of the shakedown scheme.
A judge sentenced former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to five years in prison Thursday for running a federal shakedown scheme that «caused immeasurable damage.»
Adam Skelos, 35, and his dad, a former state Senate majority leader, 69, saw their December 2015 convictions for a shakedown scam tossed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in September.