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New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Son Arrested on Corruption Charges
Dean Skelos Allegedly Used Official Position to Cause More Than $200,000 in Payments to Son
U.S. Attorney’s Office May 04, 2015

FBI New York Press Office (212) 384-2100
Southern District of New York (212) 637-2600

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-In-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that New York State Senate Majority Leader DEAN SKELOS and his son ADAM SKELOS were taken into custody this morning on charges that they extorted those with business before New York State to make payments to ADAM SKELOS, with the expectation that such payments would result in official action by DEAN SKELOS. The defendants were also charged with bribery and honest services fraud schemes. Among other things, DEAN SKELOS is accused of illegally obtaining a $20,000 payment for ADAM SKELOS from a large real estate developer dependent on DEAN SKELOS for tax breaks and a $10,000 monthly payment from an environmental technology company seeking government-funded contracts in New York State. DEAN SKELOS and ADAM SKELOS surrendered to the FBI in Manhattan, this morning, and are scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman in Manhattan federal court later today.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “As the Complaint charges, in six counts, Dean Skelos unlawfully used his power and influence as Senate Majority Leader, repeatedly, to illegally enrich his son, Adam, and indirectly, himself. And, more specifically, the Complaint, in multiple places, alleges that Dean Skelos’s support for certain infrastructure projects and legislation was often based, not on what was good for his constituents or good for New York, but rather on what was good for his son’s bank account. By now, two things should be abundantly clear. First, public corruption is a deep-seated problem in New York State. It is a problem in both chambers; it is a problem on both sides of the aisle. And second, we are deadly serious about tackling that problem.”

FBI Assistant Director-In-Charge Diego Rodriguez said: “The charges announced today describe the alleged criminal activity of Dean and Adam Skelos. In particular, the defendants are alleged to have conspired to take advantage of Dean Skelos’s powerful position within state government to influence and extort those with business before the state. When all was said and done, Dean Skelos is charged with having caused more than $200,000 to be paid to Adam Skelos in exchange for backdoor bribes. We hold our elected representatives to the highest standards, and will continue to root out corruption in all forms and at all levels of government: municipal, state, and federal.”

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