Jury finds Dean Skelos, son guilty in corruption retrial

[TexasTowelie]

Former State Senate majority leader used influence to help secure jobs for son


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 wrapped up July 13, and the jury had deliberated for nearly three days.

The father and son from Rockville Centre were convicted on corruption, extortion and conspiracy charges in 2015, after the elder Skelos allegedly used his political power to secure work for Adam at no- or low-show jobs. The two returned to court on June 19 after their convictions were overturned last year.

Sentencing for the retrial was reportedly scheduled for Oct. 24.

Dean, 70, and Adam, 36, were sentenced to five and six and a half years in prison, respectively, in their first trial. They have been out on bail since last August, when a court order by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood released them because there was “a substantial question whether jurors received the correct instructions to make an accurate ruling.”

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