Covel found guilty on 4 of 5 charges
By John T. Ryan (the nature of count #8 was corrected on July 28, 2009)
The jury returned its verdict at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2009 in the case of the State of New York against Donald Covel, The verdict was guilty on count #1 attempted official misconduct; guilty on counts 5,6 and 7 official misconduct; and not guilty on count #8 obstructing governmental administration. Counts 2,3 and 4 had been previously dismissed.
Count #1 and count #8 were related to Covel’s dismissal of Paul Blaine. The other counts were related to actions he took while acting as code enforcement officer.
Clinton County Judge Patrick McGill scheduled sentencing for Monday, October 5, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Posted: July 27th, 2009 under Town Board News.