| It seems that the feds wanted to get a trial going in May, but Joe Bruno's lawyers told a judge that there's "no way" they would be ready by then.
Bruno trial slated for November
A November trial has been tentatively scheduled for former Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, who was indicted by a federal grand jury last month on allegations he made millions of dollars through his senatorial position.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday told U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe they are ready to go to trial in three months.
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"I can see no realistic way we can go in May," Sharpe said. The judge then outlined a motion schedule that would lead up to a trial he tentatively scheduled to begin Nov. 2. Attorneys in the case said they expect the trial to last about a month.
Oh, and Uncle Joe knew he was under investigation in at least April of 2006, something that he neglected to tell anyone else, namely his constituents or his colleagues in the Senate until December of that year -- ya know, after the election.
Among the documents that were turned over was an FBI report from an April 2006 interview that Bruno had with FBI agents in Albany.
The FBI report, which is known as a ''302,'' is not filed in public records. It allegedly contains notes from at least two FBI agents who interviewed Bruno that spring after he requested to meet with them when he learned of the probe.
The document's existence confirms that Bruno knew roughly three years ago that he was the subject of a federal criminal probe. It also means he waited more than 18 months to publicly disclose the investigation to his senatorial colleagues and the public. Bruno finally went public in December 2007 after his office began receiving questions about the probe from newspaper reporters.
(btw, the TU is simply wrong about the dates here. The story broke in December of 2006, not 2007.)
Anyone want to take bets on whether a trial actually takes place this November? |
