NYS Sen. Carl Kruger will face a single trial next year on charges he pocketed at least $1 million in bribes during a long-running corruption scheme.
Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff rejected arguments from two co-defendants to hold separate trials over allegations that the powerful Brooklyn Democrat peddled his influence on behalf of real-estate and hospital interests.
In a ruling made public this morning, Rakoff ordered that the trial will begin on Jan. 17 and said his reasoning “will be explained in a forthcoming written order.”
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