A reader could not help but noting the irony of this statement from state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs in response to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's
conviction on federal corruption charges back in May 2010:
Tensions between upstate and downstate Republicans boiled over during a leadership fight last year after previous Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos gave up his leadership post following his arrested - and
subsequent conviction on federal corruption charges.
The Democratic candidate for the state Senate seat left vacant after ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos»
December conviction on federal corruption charges received a campaign donation from the powerhouse defense lawyer representing reviled «Pharma bro» Martin Shkreli.
He has given cash to Republicans, too, including former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, who is still fighting
his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Former State Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was forced to resign that year after
his conviction on federal corruption charges.
U.S. prosecutors are recommending that former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver receive a sentence «substantially in excess» of 10 years in prison for
his conviction on federal corruption charges late last year.
The Brooklyn assemblyman, a Democrat and self - identified Black Panther, is contemplating a bid to replace former State Senator John Sampson, who was forced from office following
a conviction on federal corruption charges last week.
Following
his conviction on federal corruption charges, former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos apparently will qualify for a public pension of up to $ 95,590 a year.
The once powerful Manhattan Democrat, facing 12 years in prison after
his conviction on federal corruption charges, is surfacing in different campaign ads.
Meanwhile, former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno waits for sentencing following
his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Dean Skelos, the once mighty Senate Republican who was addressed by colleagues as «Leader» before his political career collapsed last year, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison following
his conviction on federal corruption charges.
A federal appeals court this morning overturned former Lower East Side Assemblyman Sheldon Silver's 2015
conviction on federal corruption charges.
Following
his conviction on federal corruption charges, former Senator Dean Skelos apparently will qualify for a public pension of up to $ 95,590 a year.
Sen. Mark Begich, D - Alaska Begich's 2008 defeat of legendary Republican Sen. Ted Stevens was by fewer than 4,000 votes and came just days after the incumbent's
conviction on federal corruption charges.
Following
his conviction on federal corruption charges, ex-Queens Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Democrat, is seeking letters of support from friends and allies in hopes of receiving a «lenient and merciful» sentence.
The most recent state campaign finance reports show that former Suffolk Conservative chairman Edward Walsh received $ 16,550 in wages for April and May even though he was automatically removed as party leader after his March 31
conviction on federal corruption charges.
UPDATED, 5:00 p.m., May 3: Former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday, after
his conviction on federal corruption charges related to his dealings with several prominent real estate figures.
Kearns claims in a television ad that he wasn't shy about calling out Sheldon Silver, who served as State Assembly speaker for two decades before
his conviction on federal corruption charges in 2015.
Flanagan said it would take an «uphill battle» for the GOP to win the 9th Senate District seat, which Skelos vacated after
his conviction on federal corruption charges.
The once powerful Manhattan Democrat, facing 12 years in prison after
his conviction on federal corruption charges, is surfacing in different campaign ads — and not in a good way.
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim appears in front of a three - judge panel in September 2012 in his effort to regain his law license following
his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Gov. Cuomo, seen with then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in January before the State of the State address, said «justice was done» after Silver's
conviction on federal corruption charges.
Instead of referring the Acting Supervisor Yitzy Ullman, the clerk used the pre-existent template referring to longtime former Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, deposed from his post following
a conviction on federal corruption charges.
The Truman Club is closely associated with former Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, who is now appealing
his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Both resigned their leadership positions following their arrests, and with
his conviction on federal corruption charges — including bribery, extortion, and money laundering — Assemblyman Silver is facing 130 years in prison.