In his last act as Governor, Cuomo give clemency to Weatherman leader.
With just hours to go before he was to resign from office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted clemency to David Gilbert, convicted in the 1981 Brinks robbery that shook Rockland County and left two police officers and a guard dead.
Cuomo commuted Gilbert's 75-years-to-life sentence to the 40 years of time he has served.This means Gilbert will be referred to the Parole Board for potential release.
The 76-year-old had requested clemency in March. San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Gilbert’s son with Brinks convict Kathy Boudin, had advocated on his father’s behalf. Chesa Boudin was a toddler when his parents were convicted in the bloody heist.
The Oct. 20, 1981 Brinks heist started at the Nanuet Mall, where security guard Peter Paige was killed and guard Joseph Trombino, who later survived the 1993 World Trade Center bombing but died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was seriously wounded.
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Gilbert was a leader in the 1960s Students for a Democratic Society and later a leader in the Weatherman faction which conducted many bombings against government buildings.