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To: calgal who wrote (57607)	10/28/2009 1:44:00 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

Albany's Gallery of Rogues New York State legislators who have faced criminal charges while in office in the past five years. Indicted (Jan. 23, 2009) A federal grand jury indicted Mr. Bruno on eight counts of corruption, including mail and wire fraud. Mr. Bruno was accused of collecting more than $3 million over a 13-year period, beginning in 1993, from businessmen seeking state contracts, grants and contracts to manage pension fund investments for at least 16 labor unions. Mr. Bruno, who resigned last year, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. His corruption trial is due to begin next week. Under Investigation Mr. Espada is under investigation for not filing campaign finance forms and allegations of funneling state money into his own businesses. In 2005, three employees of his nonprofit health care company pleaded guilty to diverting $30,000 from programs for family care and AIDS treatment to one of his campaigns. Mr. Espada was never charged. The Bronx district attorney is also investigating whether Mr. Espada lives in the Bronx district he represents. Pleaded Guilty to Charges of Mail Fraud (May 8, 2009) Once one of the longest-serving Democrats in the State Senate, Mr. González was charged with using hundreds of thousands of dollars from nonprofit groups to pay for personal expenses, including credit card bills, rent and Yankees tickets. He was defeated in the Democratic primaries last fall by Senator Espada. Convicted of Receiving a Bribe (April 8, 2008) Ms. Gordon, a four-term Democrat, was sentenced in June 2008 to two to six years in prison for offering to help a developer acquire city land if he would build her a house for free. Pleaded Guilty to Petty Larceny (Feb. 5, 2004) Mr. Green pleaded guilty for falsely billing the state for travel expenses and resigned in June of that year, making it clear that he was doing so only for the remainder of his term. He was fined $2,000 and sentenced to three years probation. Mr. Green ran for his seat again and won, and made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2006. Sentenced to 10 Years for Racketeering (May 20, 2009) Mr. McLaughlin pleaded guilty to charges, including using embezzlement, fraud and bribes to take money from taxpayers, labor unions and contractors, and from a Little League team in Queens. He did not seek re-election and left office at the end of 2006. Convicted of Misdemeanor Assault (Oct. 15, 2009) Mr. Monserrate pleaded not guilty to charges that he had assaulted his girlfriend, saying that he had hurt her accidentally. A grand jury in Queens handed up a felony indictment, but Justice William M. Erlbaum, who tried the case without a jury in State Supreme Court, found him guilty of misdemeanor assault on Oct. 15, 2009. If he had been convicted of a felony, he could have been sentenced to seven years in prison and would have had to surrender his seat. On Oct. 20, Senate Democrats announced the formation of a committee to investigate whether Mr. Monserrate should be expelled from the legislature. Convicted of Extortion (Feb. 23, 2007) Mr. Norman was convicted of extortion, soliciting illegal contributions and stealing from his re-election committee. It was the last of his four trials on four different political corruption indictments since 2003. He was sentenced to serve three to nine years in prison. Pleaded Guilty to Influence-Peddling Charges (June 24, 2009) Mr. Seminerio resigned from office after his guilty plea. Prosecutors claim that Mr. Seminerio charged for his services as a legislator, pocketing about $1million and arranging "favorable treatment" for the businesses that paid him. The money was channeled through a consulting company that Mr. Seminerio set up. If found guilty, Mr. Seminerio could face up to 20 years in prison.