Dean Skelos
RepublicanNY · SenateFormer NY State Senate Majority Leader (convicted)
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🚨HIGH RISKcriminal
In December 2015, a federal jury convicted Dean Skelos and his son on 8 counts of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy. Prosecutors proved Skelos used his Senate Majority Leader position to pressure companies with state-government interests into providing financial assistance to his 33-year-old son. Sentenced May 2016 to 5 years in federal prison plus $500,000 in fines and over $300,000 in forfeitures.
🚨HIGH RISKcriminal
Like Sheldon Silver, Skelos's conviction was vacated in 2017 following the Supreme Court's narrowing of the 'official act' standard in McDonnell v. United States. He was retried in 2018 and again convicted on all counts.