WHITE PLAINS – Former state Sen. Thomas Libous’ failing health will keep him out of federal prison. U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti on Tuesday sentenced the one-time Binghamton power broker to ...

Sen. Thomas Libous, R-Binghamton, was indicted today by federal authorities on a felony charge of making false statements to the FBI in 2010. Libous, who serves as the state Senate's deputy Republican ...

WHITE PLANS, N.Y. (AP) — A terminally ill former New York state senator will serve six months of house arrest after being convicted of lying to the FBI about arranging a high-paying job for his son.

The former -No. 2 man in the state Senate was begging a federal judge to have “mercy” and not send him to prison when he’s sentenced on a corruption rap next month, bringing up his prostate cancer and ...

Less than a week after Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo's announcement that she would not be running for reelection in 2026, a candidate for the position has officially been announced. In a Jan. 12 press ...

The disgraced former No. 2 man in the state Senate will dodge prison time because he has less than a year to live, according to new court documents. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence ...

Thomas W. Libous, a Johnson City native who served 14 terms in the New York State Senate and mentored a generation of Southern Tier politicians, died May 3 after a seven-year battle with cancer. He ...

Former state Sen. Tom Libous was sentenced Tuesday to serve six months of house arrest and pay a $50,000 fine for lying to federal investigators about his role in securing a legal job and perks for ...

ALBANY — The late state Sen. Thomas Libous' felony conviction was vacated Tuesday by a federal appeals court, which also ordered his $50,000 fine returned to his estate. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Lobbyist Fred Hiffa has agreed to pay $10,000 in a settlement with the state's lobbying and ethics watchdog, in connection with his former firm's arrangement with the son of now-deceased state Sen.