A federal jury found former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno guilty on two counts of corruption and not guilty on five others after a landmark trial that exposed Albany’s practice of influence peddling by lawmakers.
The jurors tell U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe that they can’t come to a decision on the eighth charge.
Bruno was once one of the state’s most powerful politicians. He faced eight fraud charges and was accused of denying New Yorkers his honest services while enriching himself in the amount of $3 million by using his state influence. He consulted for three businessmen and solicited union pension investments from labor unions on behalf of two companies.