| Everyone's watching the courthouse for the Senate suits, but Liz Benjamin reports on Antonia Novello, our former state Health Commissioner under Pataki, who I think I used to see on television constantly:
Former state Health Commissioner Antonia Novello avoided jail time today by agreeing to plead guilty to one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree - a Class E felony.... Under the deal she must pay the state $22,500 in restitution and do 250 hours of community service at an Albany Health Clinic, reports the DN's Glenn Blain.
UPDATE: Novello gets to keep her medical license, Blain informs me. She also has to pay a $325 fee to the court, a $50 DNA surcharge, and a $5,000 fine.
She can't commit any crimes for the next three years, or faces jail time. (More from CapCon.)
And in case anyone missed it in the scrum over the past few days, Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio resigned and pleaded guilty to receiving "corrupt payments". That looks like a heavier-duty sale of services, and I doubt he'll avoid jail time. Sentencing will be October 20th. |
