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Dean Skelos may not be released from prison after all
The development late Monday came after the U.S. Attorney's Office said last week that Skelos would be furloughed and released into home confinement.
Adam Skelos wants to move from prison to halfway house
Daddy's boy Adam Skelos is asking a judge to allow him to finish out his sentence in a halfway house — and he made the request all by himself, according...
Dean and Adam Skelos set to begin prison sentences
Convicted ex-state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, are set to turn themselves in on Tuesday to begin serving their prison sentences for public corruption. The father...
Dean Skelos won't seek bail, will appeal conviction from prison
Disgraced ex-state Sen. Dean Skelos is no longer seeking bail pending his appeal, which means he will go straight to jail on his scheduled surrender date of Jan. 8, his...
Adam Skelos sentenced to 4 years in prison
The ne'er-do-well son of corrupt for state Senate majority leader Dean Skelos was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison -- as he blubbered in court about how he's estranged...
Dean Skelos suffering from depression and a drinking problem, court docs claim
Disgraced former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is struggling with depression and a drinking problem after a rift with his son and separation from his grandsons, new court documents...
Dean Skelos, son found guilty on all counts in corruption retrial
A Manhattan federal jury found Dean Skelos, the once powerful head of the New York Senate, guilty on all counts in his corruption retrial Tuesday -- affirming a 2015 verdict...
Juror note signals Skelos retrial verdict could take a while
A verdict in the father-son corruption retrial of Dean and Adam Skelos could take awhile, it emerged Monday. A juror deliberating the high-profile case sent a note to Manhattan federal...
Cuomo distances himself from disgraced pal after conviction
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who once called Alain Kaloyeros a genius and "New York's secret weapon," acted Friday like he barely knew the guy he entrusted with the corruption-ridden "Buffalo Billion"...
Lawyer makes case for Dean Skelos to walk free
A lawyer for Dean Skelos urged jurors to acquit the former state Senate majority leader of bribery and extortion charges, saying the government did not prove its case — or...
Dean Skelos throws son under the bus in corruption case
Once-powerful politician Dean Skelos threw his beloved son under the bus Tuesday, telling jurors at their Manhattan corruption trial that it was "improper" of Adam Skelos to accept money for...
Dean Skelos denied knowledge of son's $20K do-nothing gigs
Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos denied knowing his son accepted $20,000 for work he never did, a cushy gig the feds say he got thanks to his dad’s...
Dean Skelos chokes up on stand talking about troubled son
Ex-state Sen. Dean Skelos choked up on the witness stand Friday as he spoke publicly for the first time about why he asked companies lobbying him in Albany to help...
Dean Skelos to take stand in corruption retrial
Ex-state Sen. Dean Skelos was preparing to take the witness stand Friday at his corruption retrial in Manhattan federal court, after dodging giving testimony the first time. Skelos's co-defendant and...
Adam Skelos made over $100K while dad claimed he was 'struggling'
Adam Skelos was earning well over six figures a year when his Senate majority leader dad, Dean Skelos, was allegedly shaking down businesses to get his son do-nothing jobs, it...
Adam Skelos used 'girlfriend' code for burner phone: witness
After news leaked about a federal investigation into Albany corruption, Adam Skelos told his boss at an environmental company to pretend he was having girl problems whenever he wanted to...
Adam Skelos held company 'hostage' for bigger salary: ex-boss
Adam Skelos’ former boss at an environmental company testified that he tried to stop the son of the powerful state Senate majority leader from holding his company “hostage” in exchange...
Witness: I bribed Adam Skelos to get Dean Skelos off client's back
A witness at the corruption retrial of former state Senate majority leader Dean Skelos said he once gave the senator’s son a $20,000 check to help get “Dean off [the]...
Adam Skelos' lawyer repeatedly calls him 'Adolf' in court
A lawyer for the son of ex-state Sen. Dean Skelos bungled his client’s name multiple times at the father-son corruption trial Monday, calling Adam Skelos “Adolf” before apologizing and then...
Skelos son made threats dad would block contract unless he got a raise
The son of former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos threatened to have his dad block a $12 million contract to an environmental company he was working for unless he...