Post by Logan on Mar 26, 2016 2:54:04 GMT -6
Convicted majority leader, son seek community service, not prison time
Dean Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader who was convicted on multiple corruption charges along with his son Adam earlier this year, is seeking community service rather than prison time, saying that his lifetime of good works should be weighed when he is sentenced next month.
Skelos, 68, and his son, 33, are due to be sentenced April 13. The two were convicted of bribery, conspiracy and extortion in one of the most high-profile political scandals in recent years.
According to The New York Times, the Skeloses asked Judge Kimba Wood for a “multi-year period of community service.” They asked that the judge balance Dean Skelos’s service to the state against what they called “aberrational conduct.” Adam Skelos said he should be granted special consideration because he has two sons with autism who require his care.
The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District declined comment.
Because of the conviction, Skelos automatically — and immediately — lost his seat in the Senate.
Read more: liherald.com/stories/Convicted-majority-leader-son-seek-community-service-not-prison-time,78137
Dean Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader who was convicted on multiple corruption charges along with his son Adam earlier this year, is seeking community service rather than prison time, saying that his lifetime of good works should be weighed when he is sentenced next month.
Skelos, 68, and his son, 33, are due to be sentenced April 13. The two were convicted of bribery, conspiracy and extortion in one of the most high-profile political scandals in recent years.
According to The New York Times, the Skeloses asked Judge Kimba Wood for a “multi-year period of community service.” They asked that the judge balance Dean Skelos’s service to the state against what they called “aberrational conduct.” Adam Skelos said he should be granted special consideration because he has two sons with autism who require his care.
The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District declined comment.
Because of the conviction, Skelos automatically — and immediately — lost his seat in the Senate.
Read more: liherald.com/stories/Convicted-majority-leader-son-seek-community-service-not-prison-time,78137