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Skelos said to be cooperating with federal inquiry
Apr 17, 2015 6:52 am
Matthew Hamilton is reporting at Capitol Confidential Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos has broken his silence on a New York Times report that federal investigators are looking into the his dealings and those of his son Adam. In a one-line statement released Thu., Apr. 16, Skelos said, “I have and will continue to cooperate with any inquiry.” The Times reported Skelos and his son are the focus of a corruption inquiry and prosecutors have begun presenting evidence to a federal grand jury. It has been reported subpoenas for documents have been served to eight of the nine Republican Long Island senators, as well as Skelos.The U.S. Attorney's investigators are said to be looking at Adam Skelos' business dealings with storm-water treatment company AbTech Industries. Read the full story at Capitol Confidential, a Times Union blog.