In United States v. Linda Mangano and Edward Mangano, 2d Cir. No. 22-861 (L) (Feb. 13, 2025), the Court upheld the defendants’ convictions for honest-services fraud and obstruction of justice, but vacates Edward Mangano’s bribery-related convictions. We focus on that aspect of Judge Livingston’s thorough opinion.
Edward Mangano was the County Executive of Nassau County on Long Island. Linda is his wife. The Town of Oyster Bay is an “internal municipality” of Nassau County. Mangano is not an employee or official of the Town.
Harendra Singh is a businessman and restauranteur on Long Island. He and Mangano have long been friends, but Singh never gave him any money or benefits before Mangano’s 2009 electoral victory. Thereafter, as the evidence showed, Singh showered Mangano with money and gifts, including a $100,000 per year “no show” job for Linda Mangano at one of his restaurants.
In exchange, Singh asked Mangano to …