Second state senator this week found guilty of corruption

Source: Crain's New York Business

A New York state senator has been convicted on federal charges he sought to sabotage an investigation targeting him for embezzlement.

A Brooklyn jury reached the verdict Friday in the corruption case against Sen. John Sampson.

He was found guilty of one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements.

He was acquitted on six other counts, including witness tampering.

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Sampson became Senate Majority Leader following the "Gang of Four" coup in 2009. He is, by my count, the fourth of five consecutive Senate Leaders (2 Republican, 3 Democratic) convicted on corruption charges.

Illinois ain't got nothing on us...