Albany Pol Found Guilty Of Being Albany Pol

Highly indictable former New York State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno was found guilty on two counts in his corruption trial yesterday. Bruno, who went six-for-eight on the charges, faces up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines for each of the felony counts upon he was convicted, but it is unlikely that he’ll see anything near that much time and he has a better than average chance of a successful appeal, as the Supreme Court is currently reviewing the statutes under which he was charged. Albany analysts suggest that Bruno’s conviction increases the likelihood that “the Legislature will pass an ethics-reform measure forcing lawmakers to disclose how much they’re being paid in outside income — and by whom,” which, you know, the New York State legislature. Good luck with that.