Vincent Leibell
Former state senator
Vincent Leibell
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Charges: Obstruction of justice, extortion, tax evasion
Outcome: Pleaded guilty in December 2010, sentenced to 21 months in prison
Carl Kruger
Former state senator
Carl Kruger
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Charges: Bribery, honest services fraud
Outcome: Pleaded guilty in December 2011, sentenced to seven years in prison
Nick Spano
Former state senator
Nick Spano
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Charges: Tax fraud and obstruction
Outcome: Pleaded guilty in February 2012, sentenced to a year and a day in prison
Sandy Annabi
Former Yonkers City Council majority leader
Charges: Bribery, extortion, tax fraud
Outcome: Convicted in March 2012, sentenced to six years in prison, conviction upheld on appeal, released from prison to a halfway house in August 2017
Hiram Monserrate
Former state senator and New York City Council member
Hiram Monserrate
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Charges: Mail fraud, mail fraud conspiracy
Outcome: Pleaded guilty in May 2012, sentenced to two years in prison
Larry Seabrook
Former Assembly member, state senator and New York City Council member
Larry Seabrook
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Charges: Mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy
Outcome: Mistrial in December 2011, convicted July 2012, sentenced to five years in prison, conviction upheld on appeal in 2015
Nelson Castro
Former Assembly member
Charges: Making false statements to federal officials
Outcome: Resigned in April 2013 in cooperation with prosecutors, later pleaded guilty to a single charge of lying to investigators, sentenced to community service and probation
Eric Stevenson
Former Assembly member
Charges: Bribery
Outcome: Convicted in January 2014, sentenced to three years in prison
Gabriela Rosa
Former Assembly member
Charges: Making false statements to immigration authorities and making false declarations to a federal bankruptcy court
Outcome: Pleaded guilty June 2014, sentenced to a year and a day in prison
Dan Halloran
Former New York City Council member
Dan Halloran
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William Alatriste/New York City Council
Charges: Bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy
Outcome: Convicted in July 2014, sentenced to 10 years in prison, upheld on appeal
Malcolm Smith
Former state senator
Malcolm Smith
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Charges: Wire fraud, bribery and extortion
Outcome: Mistrial in June 2014, convicted in February 2015, sentenced to seven years in prison, upheld on appeal, released from prison in May 2020
Tom Libous
Former state senator
Tom Libous
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Charges: Making false statements to federal officials
Outcome: Convicted in July 2015, sentenced to six months of house arrest, conviction vacated in May 2017 because Libous died in 2016 while his appeal was pending
Sheldon Silver
Former Assembly speaker
Sheldon Silver
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Charges: Honest services fraud, extortion and conspiracy
Outcome: Convicted in November 2015, sentenced to 12 years in prison, conviction overturned in 2017, convicted again in 2018, sentenced to seven years in prison, conviction partially overturned
Dean Skelos
Former state Senate majority leader
Dean Skelos
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Charges: Extortion, bribery and honest services wire fraud
Outcome: Convicted in December 2015, sentenced to five years in prison, conviction overturned in 2017, convicted again in 2018, sentenced to four years in prison, upheld on appeal
Joe Percoco
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo aide and campaign manager
Joe Percoco
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Charges: Honest services wire fraud and bribery
Outcome: Convicted in March 2018, sentenced to six years in prison, conviction partially overturned by U.S. Supreme Court in 2023, two of three convictions later upheld
Alain Kaloyeros
Former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Alain Kaloyeros
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Charges: Wire fraud and conspiracy
Outcome: Convicted in July 2018, sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison, conviction overturned by U.S. Supreme Court in 2023, pleaded guilty in lower court in 2025, avoids further prison time