Pleasure in the Misery of Others
by Joshua Malbin on Dec.08, 2009, under New York, Politics
Joe Bruno’s going to ja-ail! Joe Bruno’s going to ja-ail!
Joseph L. Bruno, the former Senate majority leader who, until his retirement last year, was one of the most powerful figures in New York politics, was found guilty on Monday of concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a businessman who sought help from the Legislature.
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After deliberating for nearly seven days, the jury of seven women and five men in Mr. Bruno’s trial found him guilty of two felony counts of mail fraud.
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.
December 8th, 2009 on 11:30 pm
If only there were a long German word for that.