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November 17, 2010
Lawyer may plead guilty in Yonkers public corruption case
LoHud.com
by Timothy O'Connor
Politically connected lawyer Anthony Mangone appears headed toward a guilty plea in the Yonkers public corruption case where he and two other political figures are accused of conspiring to sell a city council member's vote.
"We've had extensive discussions toward a disposition of this case," said Mangone's lawyer, James DeVita, during a brief pre-trial hearing Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. "I don't think Mr. Mangone will be going to trial."
Mangone is accused along with former Yonkers Republican Party Chairman Zehy Jereis and former Democratic City Councilwoman Sandy Annabi in a plot to extort $30,000 from developer Franco Milio for approval of the Longfellow School project.
Jereis and Annabi are also accused of conspiring to sell her vote on the controversial $630 million Ridge Hill project.
Mangone, a former protege of longtime Republican state Sen. Nicholas Spano, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, as have Annabi and Jereis.
He declined to comment as he left court yesterday.
His lawyer also declined to comment.
NoLandGrab: One wonders if perhaps Mangone and his attorney were less tight-lipped with investigators regarding Mangone's knowledge of Annabi's role in approving Forest City Ratner's Ridge Hill project.
Posted by eric at November 17, 2010 12:14 PM