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The Many Faces of New York’s Political Scandals




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William F. Boyland Jr.

Assemblyman, Brooklyn
Democrat
Convicted on bribery charges, including requesting $250,000 to pay his legal fees in a separate corruption case, and other federal crimes.
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Nelson L. Castro

Assemblyman, the Bronx
Democrat
Pleaded guilty to perjury charges and to making false statements to law enforcement; secretly made recordings for the authorities.
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Mike Cole

Assemblyman, Erie County
Republican
Censured after sleeping at the home of a female intern after a night of heavy drinking.
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Pedro Espada Jr.

Senator, the Bronx
Democrat
Convicted of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from his nonprofit health care network.
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Dennis H. Gabryszak

Assemblyman, Erie County
Democrat
Resigned after being accused of sexually harassing members of his staff.
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Efraín González Jr.

Senator, the Bronx
Democrat
Pleaded guilty to using hundreds of thousands of dollars from nonprofit groups to pay for personal expenses.
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Diane M. Gordon

Assemblywoman, Brooklyn
Democrat
Convicted of offering to help a developer acquire a parcel of city-owned land in exchange for building her a house in a gated community.
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Alan G. Hevesi

State Comptroller,
Democrat
Pleaded guilty to using state workers to chauffeur his wife; later pleaded guilty for his role in a sprawling corruption scandal involving the state pension fund.
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Sam Hoyt

Assemblyman, Buffalo
Democrat
Banned from having interns in his office after having an affair with an intern.
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Shirley L. Huntley

Senator, Queens
Democrat
Pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing state grants and in State Supreme Court to falsifying evidence; secretly made recordings for federal authorities.
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Micah Z. Kellner

Assemblyman, Manhattan
Democrat
Sanctioned for sexually harassing members of his staff.
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Carl Kruger

Senator, Brooklyn
Democrat
Pleaded guilty to corruption charges in a widespread bribery conspiracy case.
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Vincent L. Leibell III

Senator, Putnam County
Republican
Pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and tax charges for telling a witness in an investigation against him to lie to the authorities.
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Thomas W. Libous

Senator, Binghamton
Republican
Convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents who were investigating whether he used his office to help get a job for his son.
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Vito J. Lopez

Assemblyman, Brooklyn
Democrat
Fined $330,000 by the Legislative Ethics Commission for sexually harassing members of his staff.
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Brian M. McLaughlin

Assemblyman, Queens
Democrat
Pleaded guilty to racketeering charges; in various criminal schemes, took money from taxpayers, labor organizations, contractors and even a Little League program.
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Hiram Monserrate

Senator, Queens
Democrat
Expelled from the Senate after being convicted of misdemeanor assault; later pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges for using city money to finance a failed political campaign.
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Clarence Norman Jr.

Assemblyman, Brooklyn
Democrat
Convicted of extorting money from judicial candidates, among other crimes.
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Kevin S. Parker

Senator, Brooklyn
Democrat
Convicted of two counts of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, for damaging a camera belonging to a photographer for The New York Post.
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David A. Paterson

Governor,
Democrat
Fined $62,125 for soliciting and accepting free Yankees tickets, and then lying under oath to cover up his actions.
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Gabriela Rosa

Assemblywoman, Manhattan
Democrat
Entered into a sham marriage for immigration purposes; pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements, to federal immigration officials and in a bankruptcy proceeding.
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John L. Sampson

Senator, Brooklyn
Democrat
Convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation and making false statements.
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Anthony S. Seminerio

Assemblyman, Queens
Democrat
Died in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting payments in return for political favors.
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Sheldon Silver

Assembly Speaker,
Democrat
Convicted of taking in nearly $4 million in exchange for using his position to help benefit a researcher and two real estate developers.
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Dean G. Skelos

Senator, Long Island ,
Republican
Convicted of bribery, extortion and conspiracy for using his position as majority leader to pressure companies into hiring his son.
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Ada L. Smith

Senator, Queens
Democrat
Convicted of throwing a cup of coffee in the face of an aide.
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Malcolm A. Smith

Senator, Queens
Democrat
Convicted of federal corruption charges including bribery, wire fraud and extortion.
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Nicholas A. Spano

Senator, Westchester County
Republican
Pleaded guilty to obstructing the I.R.S., admitting he filed false tax returns and concealed payments from a politically connected insurance brokerage.
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Eliot Spitzer

Governor,
Democrat
Resigned after patronizing prostitutes.
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Eric A. Stevenson

Assemblyman, the Bronx
Democrat
Convicted of accepting more than $20,000 in bribes from developers of adult day care centers.

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