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Rensselaer County Legislator Kevin Harrington (D) Dist 2, called for the immediate return
of a $20,000 contribution from Senator Bruno to the Rensselaer County GOP which was
transferred immediately to the County Executive.
Senator Bruno is accused by this indictment of using his influence to improperly enrich
himself to the tune of more than $3 million dollars. It is an obvious concern that
contributions to his political campaign committee may have been garnered with the
same kinds of improper “pay to play” influences cited in the indictment.
Why didn’t Bruno give the money to the County Executive directly, asked Harrington.
Apparently to immunize the recipient from the perception that the elected County
Executive was taking cash from an indicted former official. Harrington stated that until
the federal charges against Bruno are resolved, this contribution should be returned to
its source to ensure that a full 25% of the County Executive’s total war chest is in no way
tainted by the indicted Senator’s dash for cash.