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Federal convictions will now lead to immediate firing for crooked New York pols
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will automatically strip public officials of their jobs if they're convicted of federal felonies.
Brian Benjamin just the latest in a long line of sleazy New York pols
The latest disgraced New York political figure is Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, who resigned and surrendered to authorities to face federal bribery and campaign-finance fraud-related charges.
‘J-Joke’ is on Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin
Andrew Cuomo’s lashing on the JCOPE was his own doing as the disgraced governor faces retribution for his sexual harassment and nursing home death scandals, Michael Goodwin writes.
Dean Skelos moved from prison to home custody after coronavirus diagnosis
Skelos was serving a 51-month term at Otisville minimum-security prison in Orange County when he tested positive for COVID-19 on April 8, according to court filings.
Coronavirus-stricken Dean Skelos will be released from prison: prosecutors
Coronavirus-stricken former state Senate leader Dean Skelos will be released from prison into home custody after all, federal prosecutors revealed in a filing over the weekend. “Representatives of the Bureau...
Dean Skelos may not be released from prison after all
The development late Monday came after the U.S. Attorney's Office said last week that Skelos would be furloughed and released into home confinement.
Dean Skelos has coronavirus and will be released from prison: feds
Convicted Long Island lawmaker Dean Skelos will be released from prison into home custody following his positive coronavirus test, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday. Skelos, once the Empire State's most powerful...
Celebrity inmates who are citing coronavirus to try to get released
From gun-toting rappers to sleazy politicians, criminals all over the world are using the coronavirus pandemic as way to weasel out of prison time. Celebrity jailbirds from New York City...
Dean Skelos quarantined in prison with coronavirus-like ailment
Skelos, 72, who was convicted of public corruption for using his office to get his son Adam cash and jobs, reported being ill on Wednesday, a source familiar with his...
Mobsters, killers, rapists seeking prison release because of coronavirus
Thousands of local, state and federal inmates are pushing to get out from behind bars, calling the jails and prisons "petri dishes” for the coronavirus. Everyone from killers, drug traffickers...
Dean Skelos seeks early release over coronavirus fears, but prosecutors push back
Former New York state senator Dean Skelos is seeking to end his federal prison sentence early because of fears over coronavirus -- but prosecutors are arguing that he may well...
Adam Skelos wants to move from prison to halfway house
Daddy's boy Adam Skelos is asking a judge to allow him to finish out his sentence in a halfway house — and he made the request all by himself, according...
Corrupt politicians could be forced to return campaign donations
Politicians convicted of felonies would be required to return all campaign donations under legislation finally moving through the state Senate. The corrupt felons would have two years upon conviction to...
Skelos-inspired bill would force convicted politicians to surrender campaign funds
Inspired by convicted ex-pol Dean Skelos, state lawmakers are backing a bill that would force pols convicted of felonies to surrender remaining campaign funds within two years of being found...
Dean and Adam Skelos set to begin prison sentences
Convicted ex-state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, are set to turn themselves in on Tuesday to begin serving their prison sentences for public corruption. The father...
Dean Skelos won't seek bail, will appeal conviction from prison
Disgraced ex-state Sen. Dean Skelos is no longer seeking bail pending his appeal, which means he will go straight to jail on his scheduled surrender date of Jan. 8, his...
Adam Skelos sentenced to 4 years in prison
The ne'er-do-well son of corrupt for state Senate majority leader Dean Skelos was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison -- as he blubbered in court about how he's estranged...
Dean Skelos sentenced to more than four years in prison
Dean Skelos, once one of the most powerful men in Albany, was sentenced to more than four years in prison Wednesday for using his political office to benefit his do-nothing...
Dean Skelos should get longer sentence for lying: prosecutors
Disgraced politician Dean Skelos deserves to be punished twice when he’s sentenced to prison next week — once for corruption and once for lying on the witness stand, Manhattan federal...
Dean Skelos suffering from depression and a drinking problem, court docs claim
Disgraced former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is struggling with depression and a drinking problem after a rift with his son and separation from his grandsons, new court documents...