{"id":17770,"date":"2015-11-27T17:59:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T01:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=17770"},"modified":"2015-11-27T18:04:26","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T02:04:26","slug":"ny-state-senator-sentenced-lying-fbi-involved-getting-son-job-law-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=17770","title":{"rendered":"NY State Senator Sentenced for Lying to the FBI About His Involved in Getting Son Job With a Law Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A federal judge sentenced New York State Senator Thomas W. Libous\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0to six months of house arrest for making false statements to the \u00a0FBI, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

He lied about landing a job for his son at a law firm in exchange for referring business to the law firm, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Libous was convicted on July 22 following a seven-day trial in White Plains federal court, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In imposing sentence this week, Judge Vincent L. Briccetti<\/strong> said Libous’ conduct in lying to the FBI was \u201cdisgraceful\u201d and took note of Libous’ \u201ctotal lack of remorse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the sentence of home confinement, Libous, 62, of Binghamton, New York, was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Judge Briccetti said he would have imposed a sentence of six months in prison but he declined to send Libous to prison given his terminal medical condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Matthew Libous after his arraignment on tax charges. Credit Anthony Lanzilote for The New York Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The New York Times reported<\/a> that Thomas\u00a0Libous has prostate cancer that he has said is terminal. In January, his son Matthew Libous was convicted<\/a> of federal tax charges; he was later\u00a0sentenced to six months in prison<\/a>, though he was allowed to delay his surrender because of his father\u2019s trial.<\/span><\/p>\n

The senator\u2019s trial, which began last week, offered a glimpse of the close dealings between legislators and the lobbyists seeking to influence them, according to the New York Times report.<\/span><\/p>\n

The evidence at trial proved that a federal grand jury in White Plains was investigating allegations that Thomas Libous had obtained a job for a his son Matthew Libous<\/strong> at a Westchester law firm in exchange for a promise to refer business to the firm, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Libous\u00a0arranged for an Albany lobbying firm that regularly lobbied him to secretly pay the law firm $50,000 per year to defray the cost of Matthew Libous\u2019s salary and lease of a Range Rover, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lobbying firm specialized in transportation issues and Libous served as the Chairman of the Senate\u2019s Transportation Committee<\/strong> at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The evidence also showed that the older Libous told a partner of the Law Firm that the firm would have to \u201cbuild a new wing\u201d to accommodate the business he would refer to it if it hired the member of his family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Agents of the FBI interviewed Thomas Libous on June 24, 2010, as part of the grand jury\u2019s investigation. The evidence at trial showed that Thomas Libous made the following false statements to the agents during the interview:<\/span><\/p>\n