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BREAKING: Joe Bruno found guilty on 2 of 8 counts:
Bruno Gulity On 2 Of 8 Counts
A jury has found former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno guilty on two of eight counts of felony corruption charges, the DN's Glenn Blain reports.
Both of the counts are in connection with Bruno's relationship with businessman Jared Abbruzzese. They are:
Count 4: From March 2004 through November 2004 Bruno or his consulting firm received 11 payments from companies controlled by Jared E. Abbruzzese of Loudonville. Bruno allegedly did not perform legitimate work for the Abbruzzese companies, Communication Technology Advisors LLC and Capital & Technology Advisors LLC, and the payments were in effect gifts.
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Count 8: Bruno failed to disclose his participation through Mountain View Farm in a partnership with Abbruzzese involving thoroughbred race horses. The charge alleges Bruno received a check from Abbruzzese's company, Bazaguma LLC, on Nov. 17, 2005.
He was acquitted on five other charges. The jury could not reach a decision on one charge.
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Former Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno was convicted of federal corruption today for exploiting his political office to enrich himself through side "consultant' work that conflicted with his role as one of the most powerful men in New York state government.
The 80-year-old Republican from Brunswick sat quietly as the jury of seven women and five men rendered its verdict about 4:15 p.m.: Guilty on two counts of mail and wire fraud.
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Bruno, acquitted of five counts, was found guilty in connection with 11 payments he received from companies controlled by Loudonville businessman Jared Abbruzzese.
The jury found Bruno did not perform legitimate work for the Abbruzzese companies - and that the payments were, in effect, gifts.
He was also convicted of failing to disclose his participation in a partnership with Abbruzzese that involving thoroughbred race horses. |
