Leading NY lawmaker found guilty of lying to FBI

Source: AP

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The No. 2 Republican in the New York Senate was convicted Wednesday of lying to the FBI about arranging a high-paying job for his son.

Sen. Thomas Libous showed no reaction when the federal jury's guilty verdict was read in a White Plains courtroom.

With the felony conviction, the Binghamton Republican and the Senate deputy majority leader could be removed from office.

Prosecutors said Libous lied seven times in 2010 to agents who were investigating government corruption, part of a U.S. attorney's crackdown that has led to the arrests of several New York lawmakers, including the former leaders of both houses, Republican Sen. Dean Skelos and Democratic Assemblyman Sheldon Silver.

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