Jurors in Mangano-Venditto corruption case to begin deliberations Friday

Jurors are set to begin deliberations Friday morning in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. Prosecutors on Thursday afternoon wrapped up 10 weeks of testimony and arguments in Central Islip, where they sought to make the case that the one-time elected officials accepted an illegal stream of benefits from restaurateur Harendra Singh and, in exchange, abused their public positions to get him two county contracts and more than $20 million in town-guaranteed loans. Newsday's Joye Brown appeared live on News 12 Long Island on Thursday evening to talk about the trial. Credit: News 12 Long Island