The measure voted on today in the chamber was sponsored by Sen. James Seward, an Oneonta -
area Republican
whose upstate district includes the headquarters firearms manufacturer Remington Arms, which had threatened to displace workers following the passage of the SAFE Act.
Aiello is the son of Syracuse -
area developer Steven F. Aiello,
whose company COR Development is of significant interest in Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's probe into several state - funded,
upstate development deals.