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'Santa' Schneiderman Bears Gift For Bruno

Composite Image by Dave Lucas (WAMC)

Santa has a big gift for former New York State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office says it will approve reimbursement of $2.4 million in legal bills Bruno racked up in a federal corruption cases in which he was ultimately acquitted.

In a letter Wednesday, Schneiderman says the state has ”no choice” but to certify that the money should be paid back to the Rensselaer Republican and his campaign fund even though he’s been out of office for six years... Comptroller Tom DiNapoli now must review the expenditure.

Bruno was first indicted in 2009 on charges of ”honest services fraud” but that portion of the law was later thrown out by the Supreme Court. Federal prosecutors then indicted him on bribery charges, but he was acquitted in May 2014.

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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