Senator Kaminsky speaks to CBS 2 New York about the Mangano Mistrial Verdict
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‘A Tough Atmosphere:’ Mangano Jury Foreman Reflects On Mistrial In Corruption Case
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – There was more fallout Friday following the mistrial in the corruption case against former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda.
As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports, there’s now a call for change in the law to make gift-giving to politicians a crime.....
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, said the mistrial underscores the need for new corruption laws. He wants to make it a felony for politicians to receive lavish gifts.
“I think Long Islanders are shocked. They saw the evidence about things that stunk to high heavens to them,” he said.
In the Mangano case, the government had to prove a direct connection between the gifts and the couple’s official acts.
“I think we are living in a world now where what is corrupt is not necessarily illegal,” Kaminsky said. “We got to change that.”
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