From the New York Times this afternoon:
Joseph L. Bruno, the former Republican Senate majority leader who reigned for more than a decade as one of the most powerful politicians in New York State, was sentenced to two years on Thursday for concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments he received from a businessman who sought help from the Legislature.
But Judge Gary L. Sharpe of United States District Court in Albany allowed Mr. Bruno to remain free on bail until the United States Supreme Court reviews the federal statute under which Mr. Bruno was convicted. Mr. Bruno was ordered to pay $280,000 in restitution.
The AP reports Bruno isn't sorry.
Bruno, whose legal bills have been estimated at $2.5 million, didn't testify at trial but repeatedly told reporters he had done nothing wrong and was just another part-time legislator with an outside consulting business. He was asked after sentencing if he was sorry.
"I don't believe I have anything to apologize for," Bruno said. "I tried not to break any laws."
