Bruno case in hands of jury
BY BRENDAN J. LYONS Senior writer Panel of seven women, five men to begin deliberating this morning in trial of former state Sen. Bruno ALBANY — The federal criminal case against former Sen. Joseph L....
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Panel in Bruno case breaks for the holiday week and will resume deliberations Monday BY BRENDAN J. LYONS Senior Writer ALBANY — The ethical implications of Joseph L. Bruno’s employment with a...
View ArticleVerdicts in the Bruno case
Count 1: NOT GUILTY Honest Services Wire Fraud Bruno illegally concealed payments of $1.37 million from Wright Investors’ Service of Milford, Conn., and $632,116 from McGinn, Smith & Co., an Albany...
View ArticleAnatomy of a verdict
By BRENDAN LYONS Senior writer Tues., Nov. 24 Jury deliberates for eight hours. They send note to judge saying they will go home for Thanksgiving and want to hear testimony of former Senate lawyer...
View ArticleBruno case law faces its own test
Supreme Court set to review ”honest services” cases by BOB PORT Senior editor Just as former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno begins his first day as a convicted felon, the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleJury: Deliberating for 55 hours … and ‘every day was intense’
Conviction follows days of divided deliberations By LARRY RULISON and BRIAN NEARING Staff writers Jurors in the trial of former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno said Monday that the seven...
View ArticleConviction offers material for state ethics law reform
By JAMES ODATO Capitol bureau ALBANY — The conviction of former state Sen. Joseph L. Bruno gives several lawmakers and government reform advocates plenty of material as they seek ethics and disclosure...
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