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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Mar 26, 2014, 12:03 PM Mar 2014

FBI scrutinizes Marchione land deal

Brendan J. Lyons

Halfmoon

The FBI is probing a 2007 land purchase by state Sen. Kathleen Marchione as part of an ongoing investigation of Halfmoon town government.

The broader investigation, which includes the state attorney general's office, led to the Oct. 17 arrest of then-Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda A. Wormuth on federal charges of extorting cash payments to lobby state officials, including Marchione. Wormuth, who left office in November, also was arrested on state felony charges for allegedly stealing $6,250 from a campaign account.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-senator-among-focuses-in-FBI-probe-5349179.php

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