Albany, NY – Prosecutor Behind The Convictions Of NY Lawmakers Visits Albany

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    U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, left, arrives to the Court of Appeals for a swearing in ceremony for Chief Judge Janet DiFiore on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Albany, NY – A federal prosecutor behind the convictions of several of New York’s most powerful lawmakers has paid a visit to a capital city he once described as a “cauldron of corruption.”

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    U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (buh-RAH’-ruh) traveled to Albany on Monday to address a meeting of the state Conference of Mayors and speak on a public radio program sponsored by good-government groups.

    He also joined Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH’-moh) and other leaders for the swearing in of the state’s new chief judge.

    Bharara is U.S. attorney for New York’s Southern District. Last year, his office successfully prosecuted Democratic ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Republican ex-Senate Leader Dean Skelos (SKEH’-lohs) on corruption charges. Silver and Skelos had denied the accusations.

    Bharara’s office also investigated Cuomo’s handling of an anti-corruption commission but found insufficient evidence of a crime.


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