NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York state comptroller Alan Hevesi will
have to spend time behind bars for his leading role in an
influence-peddling scandal at the state's massive pension fund.The Democrat was sentenced Friday to 1 to 4 years in prison.
The 71-year-old pleaded guilty in October to a felony corruption charge. He admitted getting free travel and campaign contributions in exchange for helping a financier get to manage a $250 million share of the pension fund's investment dollars.
Hevesi was the highest-ranking state official entangled in a sweeping probe of "pay-to-play" practices at the $141 billion pension fund.
Hevesi resigned in 2006 after pleading guilty to a felony for using state workers to chauffeur his wife. The pension case emerged after he left office.
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