Big Names in New York Real Estate Figure Into Skelos and Silver Cases

By CHARLES V. BAGLI 27 minutes agoPhoto

Dean G. Skelos, the State Senate majority leader, returned to the Capitol on Monday night to meet with 

his Senate Republican colleagues after being arrested in Manhattan that morning.

  The corruption accusations against the two state legislators provide a glimpse into the seamier side of politics, power and real estate.

(Not for the first time, Mr. Skelos asked that Glenwood steer some title insurance business to his son, Adam B. Skelos, who worked in the industry. But Mr. Skelos had made it clear, “using explicit language,” according to prosecutors, that he would punish members of the real estate industry who were inadequate in their support.)