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Joseph Bruno's Trial Is Seen by Some as a Hearing on Albany
Joseph Bruno's Trial Is Seen by Some as a Hearing on Albany
The 35-page, eight-count indictment filed by federal prosecutors names a lone defendant: Joseph L. Bruno , the former president of the State Senate and former Republican majority leader. But when Mr. Bruno goes on trial Monday on charges that he traded on his political power to earn millions of ...
Curtain up today on Bruno corruption trial
Curtain up today on Bruno corruption trial
nypost.com — ALBANY -- Today begins Joe Bruno's last big bout. The former state Senate majority leader and one-time... Army boxing champ is due to appear in federal court for the start of a trial that will aim a spotlight on Albany's shadowy pay-to-play culture a... (more) Curtain up today on Bruno corruption trial
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Bar Group Assails Varick Street Detention Center
City Room — ... of a bill that would have allowed adults to sue over sexual abuse long after it happened. [NYT] The former Republican Senate president, Joseph L. Bruno, goes on trial Monday on charges he used his powerful post to enrich his consulting business. [NYT] About 2,500 tons of garbage from New York are ...

Bruno Arrives For Trial: “I’ve Done Nothing Wrong”
Politics on the Hudson — ... said in the video posted by Kyle Hughes of nysnys.com. “I’ve been looking forward for a long time to this day. I’ve done nothing wrong, and over the next several weeks that’s going to be proven.” Jury selection was underway this morning as Bruno seeks to fight back charges that he accepted more than $3 million from people who had business before the state in exchange for his influence. The trial, which is viewed as having a potentially wide-ranging impact on Albany politics, is expected to last as long as six ...

"This way you do business . . . is against the law."
ReformNY — That is the essence of the federal charges against former Senator Majority Leader Joe Bruno, and, in a way, all of Albany. Or so says an unnamed political operative in a New York Times article by Nicholas Confessore entitled "Bruno's trial seen as a hearing on Albany." ...

Jury Selection Begins in Bruno's Corruption Trial
NBC New York - Top Stories — ... -area district. The political trial is having deep reverberations in Albany, where some pundits believe federal prosecutors are putting on trial Albany s political establishment, from lawmakers and lobbyists to business owners and campaign donors, The New York Times reported. In January, ...

Bruno's Corruption Trial Gets Under Way
NBC New York - Top Stories — ... -area district. The political trial is having deep reverberations in Albany, where some pundits believe federal prosecutors are putting on trial Albany s political establishment, from lawmakers and lobbyists to business owners and campaign donors, The New York Times reported. In January, ...

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