Common Cause says 'case closed' on Dean Skelos

PRESS RELEASE

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NEW YORK -- In response to recent news that former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has been found guilty in his corruption retrial, Sarah Goff, Associate Director of Common Cause/NY, issued the following statement:

"Two juries have now twice convicted Dean Skelos of using his position in government to extort favors for his family in return for taxpayer funded resources. Case closed."