USA v. Skelos et al

  1. December 09, 2015

    Prosecution 'Hasn't Come Close,' Skelos Defense Tells Jury

    The graft case against former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam is built on false assumptions, the defense told federal jurors Wednesday, reminding them that the Long Island senator never tied, or threatened to tie, passage of any bill to income his son got from environmental, insurance and real estate concerns.

  2. December 08, 2015

    Skelos Used Power To Build 'Cash Cow' For Son, Jury Told

    Dean Skelos used his former position atop the New York State Senate to browbeat allies in real estate, insurance and environmental consulting and force them to send unlawful payments to his son Adam, knowing that they would be loath to refuse, prosecutors told a Manhattan jury Tuesday in wrapping up their case.

  3. December 07, 2015

    Dean Skelos Coy On Whether He'll Take Stand In Graft Trial

    Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Monday refused to rule out testifying as the prosecution neared the conclusion of its case against the Long Island state senator and his son Adam, who are accused of pressing friends and allies in real estate, insurance and environmental consulting for illegal payments.

  4. December 04, 2015

    CEO Tells Jury Dean Skelos Never Linked Bills To Son's Job

    Medical malpractice insurance company CEO Anthony Bonomo conceded Friday in the graft trial of former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam that the senator never held up legislation, or threatened to do so, and that they remained friends after Bonomo's company slashed Adam's pay and benefits.

  5. December 03, 2015

    NY Senate Atty Tells Jury She Pushed Co. With Skelos Ties

    New York State Senate Majority Counsel Elizabeth Garvey testified Thursday in the graft trial of former Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam that she pushed to set clean-water consulting firm AbTech Industries Inc. up with state health officials last year without knowing Adam was angling for such a meeting behind the scenes.

  6. December 02, 2015

    Gov't Witness Teased Out Tipsy Adam Skelos' Digits For FBI

    Former AbTech Industries Inc. executive Bjornulf White concluded a nearly three-day stint on the stand Wednesday in the graft trial of New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam by grudgingly admitting he got Adam's undisclosed mobile number after a three-hour drinking session discussing a clean-water contract.

  7. December 01, 2015

    Skelos Judge Puts Jury Flap To Bed After Unusual Inquiry

    The question of whether jurors in the graft trial of former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam prematurely discussed evidence was put to rest Tuesday after a brief, but unusual, inquiry in which a Bryan Cave LLP partner who raised the issue was questioned and concluded she overheard reporters, not the jury.

  8. November 30, 2015

    Clean-Water Exec Describes Adam Skelos Pay Demand

    A former executive at clean-water contractor AbTech Industries Inc. told jurors Monday in the graft trial of New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam that he pushed sharply back against "outrageous" demands to raise Adam's pay but was overruled by AbTech's CEO.

  9. November 24, 2015

    Bryan Cave Partner To Be Asked About Skelos Jury Concerns

    The Bryan Cave LLP partner who has raised concerns about jurors prematurely discussing evidence in the graft trial of former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam will be back in court next week so that U.S. District Judge Kimba M. Wood can ask her about what she heard.

  10. November 23, 2015

    Bryan Cave Atty Calls Skelos Judge With Concern Over Jurors

    The graft trial of former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam took an unusual turn Monday when the judge fielded a phone call in open court from a Bryan Cave LLP partner who worried that jurors may have been discussing evidence.