New York, NY – A former state Supreme Court judge who accepted cash, cigars and other expensive gifts in exchange for helping fix divorce cases was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison.
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Gerald Garson, 74, wept in court, saying he was "profoundly sorry" for his actions.
He had been convicted of receiving bribes and accepting rewards for official misconduct but acquitted on four lesser counts. His crimes were captured on hidden-camera videos made in his chambers.
The sentencing judge had no sympathy for him.
"You abdicated your own moral fiber," Justice Jeffrey Berry said before imposing the sentence. "What you brought upon yourself is terrible." [AP]