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If you're gonna be corrupt, at least aim for the big bucks...
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle:Assemblyman Joe Errigo charged with accepting a bribe to affect a development
Assemblyman Joseph Errigo, who last month lost a Republican primary to keep his seat, accepted bribes and introduced legislation to influence a local development project, federal authorities allege.
Errigo, R-Conesus, Livingston County, was criminally charged Wednesday with accepting a bribe and with wire fraud.
Errigo, who is 79 years old, and a lobbyist who is not named in the complaint allegedly accepted $10,500 from an unnamed party, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Rochester.
Errigo won the 133rd Assembly seat two years ago as a last-minute replacement for fellow Republican William Nojay, who killed himself rather than face a federal indictment for embezzlement.
Assemblyman Joseph Errigo, who last month lost a Republican primary to keep his seat, accepted bribes and introduced legislation to influence a local development project, federal authorities allege.
Errigo, R-Conesus, Livingston County, was criminally charged Wednesday with accepting a bribe and with wire fraud.
Errigo, who is 79 years old, and a lobbyist who is not named in the complaint allegedly accepted $10,500 from an unnamed party, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Rochester.
Errigo won the 133rd Assembly seat two years ago as a last-minute replacement for fellow Republican William Nojay, who killed himself rather than face a federal indictment for embezzlement.