Tag: Adam Skelos

Disgraced ex-New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) was sentenced Wednesday following his federal corruption retrial conviction.

Disgraced ex-New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) was sentenced Thursday at Manhattan federal court to five years in federal prison after being convicted of corruption last year. Judge Kimba Wood also sentenced the ex-senator's son, Adam Skelos, who was also convicted of corruption charges, to 6 1/2 years in prison. The judge will decide next week whether the men can post bail while they appeal their convictions or will be ordered to begin serving their terms while the appeals play out.

Context was often lost between the pace of coverage and testimony jumping around between dates, blurring significant moments in the timeline of the conspiracy. Seen in full, it offers a revealing look at the raw power that money has in The Empire State's politics, and the abuse of this state's most trusted offices to capitalize on this power toward a lawmaker's personal objectives.

Attorneys argue that the evidence outlined in court was not strong enough to warrant a conviction.

The senator, who will be expelled from office, is scheduled to be sentenced in March, but will appeal the verdict.

Prosecutors summed up their theory of the case while defenders tried to poke holes in the testimony.

The judge asked the senator and his son whether they had anything to drink in the past 24 hours. The senator said he had a glass of wine; his son, a margarita.

Ex-U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato and Chief Deputy Nassau County Executive Rob Walker took the stand Friday.

"I did not want to have a problem in Albany."

"Find it curious that [state] senate Republican is reaching out to me directly."