Albany, NY – Senate Leader Skelos Says Not Stepping Down Amid Federal Probe

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    Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Rockville Centre, right, talks with Sen. William Larkin Jr., R-New Windsor, in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Albany, NY – The leader of the New York state Senate said Wednesday that he won’t resign his leadership post amid a federal investigation into the awarding of a $12 million stormwater contract on Long Island.

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    Republican Dean Skelos told reporters that he has hired an attorney in response to the investigation but said he had no plans to step down.

    “We’re cooperating fully,” he said.

    The probe focuses on whether Skelos influenced Nassau County’s decision to award the 2013 contract to Arizona-based AbTech, even though it did not submit the lowest bid for the project.

    Skelos’ son Adam, 32, worked for the company as a consultant but is no longer employed there.

    In a statement, AbTech said it is cooperating with authorities and is not considered a target in the probe.


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    Ptcha
    Ptcha
    8 years ago

    Yawn! Don’t they all say the same thing!

    mewhoze
    mewhoze
    8 years ago

    of course, only Shelly stepped down thanks to his own Yidden not standing by him. Every other religion stands by their own people.

    8 years ago

    Too bad