Bob Hennelly
WNYC's Bob Hennelly is an award-winning investigative journalist. While at WNYC he has reported on a wide gamut of major public policy questions ranging from immigration and homeland security to power outages and utility mergers.
Seabrook Jury Tells Judge They Cannot Reach Verdict
Monday, December 05, 2011 - 03:07 PM
The jury in the Councilman Larry Seabrook federal corruption trial cannot reach consensus on any of the 12 counts against the embattled former Assemblyman and state Senator, they told a judge in Manhattan federal court Monday.
"After much discussion we are unable to reach a consensus on any individual count," wrote jury foreman Frank DeBrino on behalf of the panel. "Neither side was unable to persuade each other to a verdict."
Seabrok is facing 12 counts of accepting corrupt payments, money laundering and fraud.
Judge Robert Patterson called the jurors in and gave them a pep talk reminding them that they have only been deliberating a day and half. He told them to redouble their efforts and "give another review of the evidence."
Last Friday, jurors informed the court they were unable to reach a verdict on the first count which involves allegations that Seabrook solicited $50,000 dollars from a Bronx contractor who was prosecutors say was looking to get work from the construction of the new Yankee stadium.
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