Witness: Ex-NY Senate Leader's Son Said He'd Smash His Head

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published November 18, 2015 at 4:28 PM EST

A witness at the corruption trial of former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says the politician's son threatened to smash his head if he tried to make him show up for a no-show job.

Wednesday's testimony from Chris Curcio came a day after opening statements in the Manhattan federal court trial of Skelos and his son Adam.

Curcio was vice president of sales and marketing at a medical malpractice insurer that hired Adam Skelos in 2013.

Curcio says the 33-year-old son of the Republican legislator rarely came to work. Curcio says Adam Skelos berated him for pointing it out, saying he wasn't fit to shine Skelos' shoes and threatening to smash his head if he complained again.

Dean and Adam Skelos say they are not guilty.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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