An Albany County grand jury indicted two state senators Wednesday –
one sitting and one retired – on felony election law violations, as part
of Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s probe of election law fraud
in Niagara County.
State Sen. Robert G. Ortt and former Sen. George D. Maziarz, both
with deep roots as North Tonawanda Republicans, are scheduled to be
arraigned Thursday morning in Albany.
A spokeswoman for Ortt acknowledged late Wednesday that the senator
faces three counts of offering a false instrument for filing. Just hours
earlier, he voluntarily appeared before the grand jury probing the
campaign finances of Maziarz and the Niagara County Republican
Committee.
The senator will not resign and will fight the charges, according to Andrea Bozek, Ortt's spokeswoman.
Ortt issued a statement Wednesday evening, saying: “We look forward
to telling voters the truth about Eric Schneiderman and exposing him for
the power hungry, political opportunist he is and I will fight this
ridiculous charge.”
Former Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry F. Wojtaszek pleaded
guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor election law violation, as well.
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Source: The Buffalo News (via The Empire Report)
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