Topic: Vincent Leibell

Tax dodger Leibell hit with 2 yrs.

A longtime state legislator who admitted evading taxes and trying to influence a grand jury was sentenced Friday to nearly two years in prison.....

Former NY state senator sentenced to prison

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A former New York state senator was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Friday after admitting to tax evasion and attempting to influence a grand jury.Vincent Leibell, 64, pleaded guilty in December to failing to report ...

Former New York lawmaker is latest sentenced to prison

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A former New York state senator was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Friday after admitting to tax evasion and other charges, the latest of many New York lawmakers convicted of crimes over the last decade.Vincent ...

Cuomo: Pass ethics reform, or else

Spurred by the arrests of two more lawmakers on corruption charges, Gov. Cuomo warned the Legislature on Thursday: Clean up your act, or I'll do it...
This is the time of year when New Yorkers gasp at their bathroom scales, groan over their credit card balances and vow to turn a new leaf.. . Their...
A longtime Republican state senator who abruptly quit Friday explained why Monday: He pleaded guilty to felony corruption charges in White Plains...

Editorial: They broke their word

The state Senate, to its disgrace, has denied farmworkers the basic labor protections taken for granted by other New York workers. The harvest of...

The Transition Marches On

ALBANYEven if the question of leadership is still up in the air, it seems the transition is going ahead.Two sources close to the process said a committee coordinating the shift of power met yesterday. I snapped this picture outside the office ...