Prosecutor: Greed corrupted ex-state Senate leader and son

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Updated 3:34 pm, Wednesday, June 20, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told a jury at the opening of a criminal trial Wednesday that former New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son were motivated by greed when they pressured businesses to funnel over $300,000 to the son.

Defense lawyers disputed the claims of Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Zolkind, saying Skelos and his son Adam did nothing wrong in dealings that brought an unnatural halt to the 70-year-old Republican's legislative career.

Zolkind said the case was "about the abuse of political power to satisfy personal greed."

He accused the elder Skelos of following a "pattern of old fashioned political corruption" when he "strong-armed" three businesses into enriching his son through consulting work, a no-show job and a payment of $20,000.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Opening-statements-in-ex-New-York-Senate-leader-s-13009161.php

[SergeStorms]

1. Another page right out of the Mafia's playbook.

"He accused the elder Skelos of following a "pattern of old fashioned political corruption" when he "strong-armed" three businesses into enriching his son through consulting work, a no-show job and a payment of $20,000".

Just like the mob's practice of giving a "stand up guy" (someone who took the rap for a crime, and kept his mouth shut about everything while in prison). The "stand up guy" would get a no-show job to keep his parole officer off his back, and he'd be conveniently 'out on a delivery' whenever the P.O. would visit to check the veracity of the job etc. He'd be very well paid, because keeping your mouth shut in prison is the act of a saint.

Another case of the Republican party meshing with mob practices. A blind man could see the way the GOP emulates The Mob in it's structure and practices.