New York – Former New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos has begun serving his four-year and three-month prison term for a corruption conviction.
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Skelos, a 70-year-old Republican, reported to the federal prison at Otisville, New York, on Tuesday.
The prison has a medium security facility and an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.
His son, Adam, reported to the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, to begin serving his four-year sentence.
Skelos and his son were convicted in July on charges of extortion, wire fraud and bribery.
They reported to prison while Democrat Sheldon Silver — the former state Assembly Speaker — remains free while he appeals his corruption trial conviction and seven-year prison sentence.
Skelos and Silver were arrested in separate cases in early 2015.
Country of mass incarceration where overzealous prosecutors get to lock respectable people up for piety crimes to advance careers. Of course it’s the law. We can’t question laws or the morality of punishing its violators.
when will Silver join him?