Jury Convicts Ex-NY State Senate Leader of Soliciting Bribes

Jury Convicts Ex-NY State Senate Leader of Soliciting Bribes
Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos exits the Manhattan federal court house in New York City, on May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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NEW YORK—Former New York State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos was found guilty of soliciting bribes and other federal corruption charges by a jury on Tuesday, nearly a year after an appeals court threw out an earlier conviction.

The federal jury in Manhattan also convicted Skelos’ son, Adam. Both men were found guilty of all the charges they faced, which in addition to soliciting bribes included extortion and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.