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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.
Ex-Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano sentenced to 12 years in prison
Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sentenced to 12 years behind bars Thursday for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from a Queens restaurateur.
Ex-Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and wife Linda found guilty in bribery case
Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, have been found guilty at their seven-week corruption retrial on Long Island -- and each now faces as much as...
Restaurateur Harendra Singh takes stand for Ed Mangano retrial
He’s Singhing once again -- but prosecutors have picked up the tempo. Star-witness and pol-bribing restaurateur Harendra Singh took the stand Thursday for the retrial of former Nassau County Executive...
Lawyers for ex-Nassau exec Ed Mangano slapped with gag order
Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s defense lawyers have been slapped with a gag order for claiming he and his wife got a hung jury last year because the prosecution’s...
Jurors at Ed Mangano retrial better 'bring toothpicks' to stay awake, lawyer warns
Jurors at the corruption retrial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano were told Tuesday that the case will be so boring they should “bring toothpicks to court to keep...
Manganos cite 'misconduct' in bid to get corruption case tossed
Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano wants corruption charges against him and his wife tossed, accusing prosecutors of withholding evidence and allowing their star witness to perjure himself on the...
Jurors in second Ed Mangano trial won't be told it's a retrial
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that jurors in the upcoming retrial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife won't be allowed to hear the phrase "retrial" —...
Manganos want corruption retrial moved off Long Island: lawyer
Former Nassau County executive Edward Mangano and his wife Linda were back in court Wednesday, where lawyers said they may seek to have their corruption retrial moved outside of Long...
Corruption case against Ed Mangano ends in mistrial
The corruption case against former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano ended in a mistrial Thursday afternoon. Central Islip federal Judge Joan Azrack pulled the plug on the 12-week trial following...
Mangano jury 'deadlocked' day after restarting deliberations
The jury weighing corruption charges against former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said it was at an impasse on Wednesday — one day after starting over from scratch following the...
Mangano jury has to start from scratch after juror is removed
Jurors deliberating the fate of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano had to start from scratch Tuesday morning when a panelist who complained of acrimony in the jury room was...
Former town official found not guilty in Mangano corruption trial
Jurors on Long Island found ex-Oyster Bay town supervisor John Venditto not guilty of corruption charges Thursday — but didn’t reach a verdict on ex-Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano or...
Jurors reach partial verdict in Mangano trial
Jurors at the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano have reached a verdict involving one of three defendants in the case, according to a note from the...
De Blasio cited in closing arguments of corruption trial
A crooked restaurateur who claims to have bribed Mayor de Blasio boosted his own ego by showering Hizzoner with campaign cash, a defense lawyer told jurors at a Long Island...
Singh's relationship with Mangano was business not friendship: prosecutor
They had bribery down to a business. A federal prosecutor Tuesday told jurors during closing statements in the bribery case against former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano that his relationship...
De Blasio won't have to testify about claims he accepted bribes
Mayor Bill de Blasio won't be forced to testify about claims he accepted bribes of campaign cash from a crooked restaurateur, a defense lawyer said Wednesday. De Blasio had faced...
Crooked donor told employee to make 'straw donation' to de Blasio
A former employee of crooked restaurateur Harendra Singh testified Tuesday that he attended a fund-raiser for Bill de Blasio at the request of his boss — who later paid him...
Alleged de Blasio briber in wiretap: ‘I don’t know anything’
The prosecution’s star witness against former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was caught on an FBI wiretap telling a pal, “I don’t know anything about any politicians,” according to a...
Mangano knew he wouldn't get bill for Schumer's lunch: witness
Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano treated US Sen. Charles Schumer to a free lunch -- because Mangano knew he wouldn't get a bill, the restaurant's crooked owner testified today....