Clarence Norman Sentenced To Prison
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NEW YORK (AP) – A former assemblyman and head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party was sentenced on Wednesday to two to six years in prison for separate convictions on campaign corruption charges.
At two trials in state Supreme Court last year, juries found Clarence Norman Jr., 54, guilty of stealing $5,000 that was donated to his re-election committee in 2001, and of trying to conceal $10,000 in contributions.
Prosecutors had asked Justice Alan Marcus to give Norman of five to 15 years in prison. The defendant still faces two more possible trials on related charges.
“We respect Judge Marcus’ decision and look forward to the next two trials,” said Jerry Schmetterer, spokesman for Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes.
A call to Norman’s attorney was not immediately returned.
Norman was named in four indictments stemming from Hynes’ probe into whether he and other party leaders sold judgeships. The charges allege a pattern of criminal mishandling of political finances, grand larceny and conspiracy.
The longtime assemblyman was forced to resign early last year following his first conviction.
