Assemblymember Boyland convicted on multiple charges
Brooklyn Assemblymember William F. Boyland, Jr. has been convicted of 21 felony counts of bribery, conspiracy, extortion, wire fraud and theft.
These are all criminal offenses that he was found by a jury to have committed against elderly constituents and the State of New York by directly exploiting his position as representative of the 55th Assembly District in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights and Ocean Hill.
The conviction came in federal court on Thursday, March 6 and resulted in immediate expulsion from the Assembly. He faces up to 20 years each on the extortion, wire fraud and extortion-related conspiracy counts, and up to 10 years each on the bribery and theft counts, and up to five years each on the remaining conspiracy counts. Sentencing is scheduled for June 30.