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Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 12:48 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 24 June 2009 12:48
From TimesUnion:
Indicted Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio resigned at the finish of the chamber’s session Tuesday, and planned to plead guilty today to a felony charge of defrauding the public of honest services, his lawyer said.
Seminerio had no comment, but defense attorney Pery D. Krinsky said the Queens Democrat will be entering a plea today in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
The guilty plea will answer the charge lodged by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan in an indictment last year alleging honest services fraud. In March, the prosecutor tacked on more accusations, claiming the veteran lawmaker committed extortion.