I'd have listed the late senator Guy Velella, instead of Gallagher, because he went to
prison on bribery charges.
Not exact matches
The voting wrapped up a session clouded by federal investigations into corruption and the sentencing of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County) to federal
prison on bribery and extortion
charges.
The speaker could be facing 100 years in
prison on political corruption
charges of conspiracy and
bribery.
The 70 - year - old Democrat was taken into custody by the FBI
on federal conspiracy and
bribery charges that carry up to 100 years in
prison and could cost him his political seat.
Former New York state Assembly member William Boyland was sentenced to 14 years in federal
prison last September after his conviction
on bribery charges.
After serving time in
prison on bribery and other corruption
charges, Mr. Newton was rearrested in early 2013 for falsifying information so that he could get public funding for what he hoped would be his comeback campaign.
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver could be facing 100 years in
prison on political corruption
charges of conspiracy and
bribery.
Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal
prison after he was convicted
on charges of extortion, fraud and money laundering related to
bribery schemes in which he received millions for political favors.
He could face up to five years in
prison if convicted
on the
bribery charge, and up to 20 years for wire fraud.
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.
Former U.S. Rep. James Traficant, seen here during a House Ethics Committee hearing in 2002, served seven years in
prison on federal
bribery and racketeering
charges.
Tuesday, the HealthSouth founder and the former Alabama governor will stand together before a federal judge, facing the possibility of years in
prison for convictions
on federal
bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud
charges.