Head of New York City Commission Resigns

[Rose Siding]

NEW YORK - The head of a little-known city commission that granted an early jail release to an influential state senator has resigned under fire.

Raul Russi, chairman of the Local Conditional Release Commission, submitted his resignation to Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday. The mayor had been expected to oust him.
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Russi had said he'd received tearful calls from the former lawmaker. "He sounded very depressed, very remorseful, a broken man," Russi said. "He's punished, he's down, he's out."

Velella was released last month after serving just three months of a one-year jail term for his role in a lucrative public works bribery scheme.

The former lawmaker had been among the state's most powerful Republicans for many of his 18 years as a senator representing parts of the Bronx and Westchester County. As leader of the Bronx Republican Party, he counted among his key allies Gov. George Pataki and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (news - web sites).

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041013/ap_on_re_us/ex_senator_released

[aquart]

1. THREE MONTHS?????????

The one year sentence was a gift, but he's out in three months???????

I assume this is really the Use Your Connections To Make Your Sentence Go Away Commission.

[Boomer]

2. So when does Martha Stewart get sprung?

Or does being a Democrat mean never having to say good-bye to your warden?

[bushisanidiot]

3. Sorry, the rules only apply to Democrats. Repukes are above the law.

gawd.. i don't think i can take four more years of repukes in power.
i hate what this country has become..