Thomas Libous, terminally ill ex-state senator, gets six months house arrest for lying to FBI about job for son
Former Deputy Senate Majority Leader Thomas Libous talks to reporters on the Senate floor before a session in Albany on Jan. 14, 2013. Credit: 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.
Thomas Libous, 62, also must pay a $50,000 fine following his sentencing in federal court Tuesday.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office did not seek prison time for the Binghamton Republican because he has cancer.
Libous lost his seat as the Senate's deputy majority leader after being convicted in July. Prosecutors said he lied to agents asking how Libous' son Matthew got a $150,000-a-year job with a White Plains law firm.
Two other former legislative leaders -- Republican Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre and Democratic Assemblyman Sheldon Silver of Manhattan -- are on trial for unrelated corruption charges.
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