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3/2/23

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's attorney Kevin Keating addressed reporters outside federal court in Central Islip after Mangano and his wife, Linda, were found guilty of multiple corruption charges at their second trial.

Manganos found guilty on multiple corruption charges

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda, were found guilty on a number of charges Friday morning following a second trial on federal charges that they abused their positions for personal benefit. more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 3/8/19

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, left, is being retried on charges that he accepted bribes from restaurateur Harendra Singh for political favors.

Jury begins deliberations in Mangano corruption case

The jury in the corruption retrial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda, began deliberations on Thursday. Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys presented closing … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 2/28/19

Above, Dean Skelos, left, and his son Adam left court in 2015 after they were convicted.

Dean and Adam Skelos head to prison after July convictions

Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam, both of Rockville Centre, were scheduled to report to separate federal prisons on Tuesday after they were convicted on corruption charges in July following a four-week retrial. more

By Ben Strack | 1/8/19

Dean Skelos, pictured in July during his retrial, was sentenced to 4 years and three months in prison on Oct. 24.

Dean Skelos sentenced to 4 years and 3 months after corruption conviction at retrial

Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to 4 years and three months in prison on Wednesday after he and his son Adam were convicted on corruption charges in July following a four-week retrial. Adam was scheduled to be sentenced later on Wednesday. more

By Ben Strack | 10/24/18

Dean Skelos, pictured in July during his retrial, was sentenced to 4 years and three months in prison on Wednesday.

Dean Skelos sentenced to 4 years and 3 months after corruption conviction at retrial

Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to 4 years and three months in prison on Wednesday after he and his son Adam were convicted on corruption charges in July following a four-week retrial. Adam was scheduled to be sentenced later on Wednesday. more

By Ben Strack | 10/24/18

Lawmakers must address corruption in their ranks

With the reconviction of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the sentencing of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in July, we are left with the lingering question . . . more

8/2/18

A jury found Dean Skelos, pictured, and his son, Adam, guilty Tuesday after his corruption retrial.

Jury finds Dean Skelos, son guilty in corruption retrial

A jury found former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, guilty on all counts Tuesday in their corruption retrial in Manhattan’s U.S. District Court. The four-week proceeding … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 7/17/18

After spending the day in court in Manhattan on June 11, former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told reporters that he was ready for the retrial to be over.

Jury deliberating after retrial of Dean and Adam Skelos

“I did not corrupt my office, and I never intended to,” defense attorney Robert Gage Jr. said, reemphasizing Dean Skelos’s testimony during closing arguments of the former Rockville Centre politico’s retrial last week. more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 7/16/18

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano briefly left the federal courthouse in Central Islip between opening arguments in his corruption trial.

Opening statements heard in Mangano/Veditto corruption trial

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. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/11/18