HUNTLEY GOES DOWN: Convicted pol sentenced today
Queens Democrat faces the music at 2 p.m., in Brooklyn federal court
A 74-year-old former New York State senator who secretly recorded other politicians in a bid for leniency for her role in a corruption scandal faces up to two years in prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling money.
Shirley Huntley is scheduled to be sentenced today in Brooklyn federal court after pleading guilty to mail fraud conspiracy last winter. The Democrat lawmaker admitted embezzling nearly $88,000 from a state-funded nonprofit she controlled.
Huntley took office in 2007 and lost a re-election bid last year.