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Friday, June 1, 2018
Vol. 6, No. 22
GUIDE TO HARBORFEST
MANHASSET’S XAIO SWINGS INTO TOURNEY
TRUMP SLAMS MS-13 ‘ANIMALS’ IN NASSAU
PAGES 37-76
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Terry given 3 years in federal prison Ex Town Dem head sentenced for evading nearly $1M in U.S. taxes BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Former North Hempstead Democratic Party head Gerard Terry was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for tax evasion in federal court Tuesday afternoon, to be served concurrently with a separate state sentence. Prosecutors had sought a 54-month – or four-and-a-halfyear – sentence, while Terry’s defense had argued for leniency based on his positive contributions and poor health. In handing down the sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert judged Terry on the “sophisticated means” by which he deliberately avoided paying taxes, totaling over $1.6 million between state and federal taxes, and his “acceptance of responsibility.” His poor health and years of community service through pro bono work – described as “very
impressive” – proved to be mitigating factors. “[Terry] can’t back away from 15 years of deliberate conduct,” Seybert said. The verdict drew tears from Terry’s two daughters, who declined to speak with reporters after the sentencing. Stephen Scaring, Terry’s attorney, called the sentence “harsh” and said he would appeal it. He had cited some of the 103 letters from a mix of religious leaders, medical professionals and associates like Tom Suozzi, who is now a U.S. congressman, to try to secure a lighter sentence of community service. He also said that the guilty plea was a broad acceptance of responsibility and should be considered when handing down the sentence. “I think his good outweighs his bad by a lot,” Scaring said in court. Continued on Page 97
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
The New York Police Department’s Emerald Society marched Monday in the American Legion Post 304 Memorial Day parade on Plandome Road in Manhasset.
Manhasset remembers with parade, ceremony BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I
erans marched in memory of their fallen brothers and sisters alongside bagpipers, marching Hundreds of people lined bands and children. Manhasset’s American LePlandome Road in Manhasset on Monday morning, waving gion Post 304 continued the small American flags as vet- tradition with the parade,
which has been running since World War II in honor of the 82 Manhasset men and women who went to battle for the United States and never returned home. Continued on Page 109
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