Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was found not guilty of all corruption-related charges against him on Thursday, according to numerous published reports, after a jury deliberated for five days.
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By Laura Lane and Erik Hawkins
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5/24/18
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If you’re a student of the Revolutionary War, you know that some of the greatest military battles took place on Long Island. There haven’t been any such conflicts here since that time, but . . .
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5/3/18
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Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/11/18
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Richard “Rob” Walker, former chief deputy to then County Executive Ed Mangano, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements to FBI agents. He was released on $200,000 surety bond, for which he and his wife put up their Hicksville home.
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By Eden Laikin
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2/22/18
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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday produced a series of 2010 emails they allege depict former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and former County Executive Ed Mangano’s alleged efforts to work around laws and guarantee loans to a local restaurateur.
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By Erik Hawkins
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2/9/18
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The restaurateur named in the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto pleaded guilty in 2016, and will testify against the men at their upcoming trial, according to recently unsealed court documents.
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By Erik Hawkins
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1/24/18
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This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . .
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1/4/18
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A federal judge has pushed the trial of outgoing Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto back to March, after a request from Venditto.
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By Erik Hawkins
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12/6/17
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The Nassau County Interim Finance Authority last week made good on its threat to impose its own cuts on the county’s $3 billion budget, which legislators have struggled for months to balance to the financial control board’s satisfaction.
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By Erik Hawkins
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12/4/17
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According to federal prosecutors, outgoing Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto began a scheme involving kickbacks bribes and a “sham” job for Mangano’s wife with a former local restaurateur “immediately” after Mangano took office in 2010.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/16/17
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