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Richard E. Schermerhorn (October 29, 1927 – June 21, 1995) was an American politician from New York. ==Life== He was born on October 29, 1927, in Albany, New York. He attended Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School and Albany Military Academy. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army.〔(''New York Red Book'' ) (1983–1984; pg. 138)〕 He graduated M.B.A. from Bryant University. He engaged in the insurance business, and entered politics as Republican. He married Rosemary Wooten, and they had five daughters. In June 1970, he defeated the incumbent State Senator D. Clinton Dominick III in the Republican primary. Dominick had voted for the 1970 abortion law, and Schermerhorn was a conservative anti-abortionist.〔(''Two Key Backers of Abortion Reform in the Legislature Are Defeated Upstate'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on June 24, 1970 (subscription required)〕 He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1971 to 1988, sitting in the 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th and 187th New York State Legislatures. On July 29, 1987, federal prosecutors accused Schermerhorn of having taken a bribe in 1984 from Dominick Lofaro, an ex-mafioso-turned-informer.〔(''New York Investigators Say State Senator Took a Bribe'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on July 30, 1987〕 The facts were then re-evaluated, and the bribe became a campaign contributions from Lofaro which had not been listed by Schermerhorn in his election campaign financial statement. Therefore, on September 23, 1988, he was indicted by a federal grand jury for fraud.〔(''State Legislator Faces 5 Charges In Fraud Inquiry'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on September 24, 1988〕 On November 2, 1988, he was also indicted for tax evasion. and obstruction of justice. In 1985, he had sold his interest in a hotel, and did not report the capital gain in his tax statement.〔(''Newburgh Lawmaker Indicted as Tax Dodger'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on November 3, 1988〕 On November 8, 1988, he was defeated for re-election by Democrat E. Arthur Gray.〔(''THE 1988 ELECTIONS'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on November 9, 1988〕 Schermerhorn went to trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On October 26, 1989, Schermerhorn was acquitted on the fraud charges, but was convicted of tax evasion.〔(''Ex-New York Senator Guilty of Tax Evasion'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on October 27, 1989〕 On December 15, 1989, he was sentenced by Judge Gerard Goettel to a year and a half in jail, and afterwards two years probation.〔(''Ex-Senator Sentenced to Prison in Tax Case'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on December 16, 1989〕 On July 2, 1991, he was released from Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery, and transferred to the Brooklyn Community Corrections Center.〔(''CHRONICLE; RICHARD E. SCHERMERHORN, a former Republican New York State senator from Orange County, has been released...'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on July 9, 1991〕 After serving his prison term, he became a lobbyist in Albany. He died on June 21, 1995, at his home in Newburgh, New York, of throat cancer;〔(''Richard E. Schermerhorn, 67, A State Senator for Nine Terms'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on June 23, 1995〕 and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in New Windsor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard E. Schermerhorn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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