The Supreme Court has narrowed the legal definition of corruption, with political figures in New York and elsewhere having their convictions overturned as a result. By Benjamin Weiser President Trump ...

D'Amato Testifies He Warned Skelos About No-Show Son Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato told a federal jury Friday in the corruption trial of former New York Senate leader Dean Skelos that he warned ...

Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, were handed years-long prison terms Thursday for extortion and bribery schemes driven by the father's abuse of power and the son's lust for ...

ALBANY As Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration weighed whether to allow large-scale hydraulic fracturing, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos allegedly tried to help shape regulations that would benefit ...

ALBANY -- Democratic lawmakers in New York will try again to oust state Senate Leader Dean Skelos following his arrest on federal corruption charges. A spokesman for the Senate's Democratic minority ...

The criminal complaint against state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son outlines a corruption scheme in 2011 surrounding the expiration of rent regulation laws and the 421-a tax break for ...

ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is corralling the accolades and national media attention for successfully pushing a wide-ranging agenda in the recently concluded legislative session. But Senate ...

The politically connected head of a Roslyn malpractice insurer testified Thursday he feared firing Sen. Dean Skelos’ son for failing to show up at work and threatening a supervisor because the ...

NEW YORK -- A once-powerful New York politician convicted of using his position as Senate majority leader to help his son extort hundreds of thousands of dollars was sentenced Thursday to five years ...

Dean Skelos is an American politician who served as a New York State Senator from 1985 to 2015, representing parts of Long Island. Born on February 16, 1948, he is a member of the Republican Party.

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