{"id":359589,"date":"2026-09-29T07:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359589\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:26:39","slug":"preet-bhararas-rogues-gallery-city-state-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359589\/","title":{"rendered":"Preet Bharara\u2019s rogues\u2019 gallery – City & State New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charges: Obstruction of justice, extortion, tax evasion<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Pleaded guilty in December 2010, sentenced to 21 months in prison<\/p>\n

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\n Carl Kruger<\/p>\n

Former state senator<\/p>\n

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Charges: Bribery, honest services fraud<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Pleaded guilty in December 2011, sentenced to seven years in prison<\/p>\n

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\n Nick Spano<\/p>\n

Former state senator<\/p>\n

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Charges: Tax fraud and obstruction<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Pleaded guilty in February 2012, sentenced to a year and a day in prison<\/p>\n

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\n Sandy Annabi<\/p>\n

Former Yonkers City Council majority leader<\/p>\n

Charges: Bribery, extortion, tax fraud<\/p>\n


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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<\/p>\n

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\n Hiram Monserrate<\/p>\n

Former state senator and New York City Council member<\/p>\n

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Hiram Monserrate
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Charges: Mail fraud, mail fraud conspiracy<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Pleaded guilty in May 2012, sentenced to two years in prison<\/p>\n

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\n Larry Seabrook<\/p>\n

Former Assembly member, state senator and New York City Council member<\/p>\n

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Larry Seabrook
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Charges: Mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Mistrial in December 2011, convicted July 2012, sentenced to five years in prison, conviction upheld on appeal in 2015<\/p>\n

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\n Nelson Castro<\/p>\n

Former Assembly member<\/p>\n

Charges: Making false statements to federal officials<\/p>\n


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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<\/p>\n

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\n Eric Stevenson<\/p>\n

Former Assembly member<\/p>\n

Charges: Bribery<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Convicted in January 2014, sentenced to three years in prison<\/p>\n

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\n Gabriela Rosa<\/p>\n

Former Assembly member<\/p>\n

Charges: Making false statements to immigration authorities and making false declarations to a federal bankruptcy court<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Pleaded guilty June 2014, sentenced to a year and a day in prison<\/p>\n

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\n Dan Halloran<\/p>\n

Former New York City Council member<\/p>\n

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Dan Halloran
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Charges: Bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Convicted in July 2014, sentenced to 10 years in prison, upheld on appeal<\/p>\n

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\n Malcolm Smith<\/p>\n

Former state senator<\/p>\n

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Malcolm Smith
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Charges: Wire fraud, bribery and extortion<\/p>\n


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Outcome: Mistrial in June 2014, convicted in February 2015, sentenced to seven years in prison, upheld on appeal, released from prison in May 2020<\/p>\n

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\n Tom Libous<\/p>\n

Former state senator<\/p>\n

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Tom Libous
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Charges: Making false statements to federal officials<\/p>\n


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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<\/p>\n

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\n Sheldon Silver<\/p>\n

Former Assembly speaker<\/p>\n

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Charges: Honest services fraud, extortion and conspiracy<\/p>\n


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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<\/p>\n

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\n Dean Skelos<\/p>\n

Former state Senate majority leader<\/p>\n

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Charges: Extortion, bribery and honest services wire fraud<\/p>\n


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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<\/p>\n

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\n Joe Percoco<\/p>\n

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo aide and campaign manager<\/p>\n

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Charges: Honest services wire fraud and bribery<\/p>\n


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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<\/p>\n

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\n Alain Kaloyeros<\/p>\n

Former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute<\/p>\n

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Charges: Wire fraud and conspiracy<\/p>\n


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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<\/p>\n

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