A Shelton developer, James Botti, was sentenced to six years in
prison in the federal corruption case, but Lauretti was never charged in the case.
Former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in
prison in a federal corruption case that prosecutors said «struck at the core of democratic governance» and polluted the institution where he wielded immense power.
Not exact matches
Previous Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin remains
in jail on
federal corruption charges stemming from the «Corridor of Corruption» case that also landed Malcolm Smith, Jay Halloran and other major figures
corruption charges stemming from the «Corridor of
Corruption» case that also landed Malcolm Smith, Jay Halloran and other major figures
Corruption»
case that also landed Malcolm Smith, Jay Halloran and other major figures
in prison.
The
case — along with the conviction of former Senate leader Dean Skelos, who is to be sentenced May 12 — was a capstone of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against Albany
corruption, and prosecutors asked for more than 14 years
in prison — the highest
federal sentence ever for a New York legislator.
The new poll follows a month
in which former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos were sentenced to
federal prison after they were convicted on
corruption charges
in separate
cases last year.
A
federal judge
in 2010 sentenced him to 18 months
in prison for evading taxes on payments he got from a developer working on government contracts
in his legislative district who also was at the center of the New Cassel
corruption case the Nassau district attorney's office prosecuted.
William F. Boyland Jr., a former state assemblyman from a political dynasty
in Brooklyn, was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years
in federal prison in a high - profile
corruption case.