What is Joseph Bruno?
[[File:Joe Bruno.JPG|right|200px]] '''Joseph Louis Bruno''' (April 8, 1929 – October 6, 2020) was an American businessman and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician. He was born in [[Glens Falls, New York]]. From 1977 to 2008, he was a member of the [[New York State Senate]]. Between March to June 2008, he was Acting [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]. In January 2009, Bruno was indicted on eight federal corruption charges, including mail and wire fraud.<ref>Britt Godshalk, YNN, [http://capitalnews9.com/content/politics/132266/bruno-indicted-on-corruption-charges/Default.aspx Bruno Facing Corruption Charges] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222055719/http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/politics/132266/bruno-facing-corruption-charges/ |date=2012-02-22 }}, January 24, 2009</ref> In December 2009, Bruno was convicted of two counts of mail and wire fraud.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/nyregion/08bruno.html | work=The New York Times | title=Bruno, Former State Leader, Guilty of Corruption | first1=Nicholas | last1=Confessore | first2=Danny | last2=Hakim | date=December 8, 2009 | access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref> In May 2010, he was sentenced to two years in jail.<ref>[http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/2-years-for-Bruno-585412.php Newspaper article, 2 Years for Bruno], by Brendan J. Lyons, Albany Times-Union, May 7, 2010</ref><ref>[http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-12-07/news/17941185_1_bruno-honest-services-prosecutors Newspaper article, Former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno convicted on 2 of 8 felony federal corruption counts] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707122704/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-12-07/news/17941185_1_bruno-honest-services-prosecutors |date=2012-07-07 }}, by Glenn Blain and Kenneth Lovett, New York Daily News, December 7, 2009</ref> In May 2014, he was acquitted of all crimes.<ref name=acquittal>Lovett, Ken (May 16, 2014). [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/state-sen-joseph-bruno-walks-corruption-