A former top aide to indicted state Sen. John Sampson admitted during a confidential meeting with prosecutors that he’d swiped $ 100,000 from New York Democratic officials, authorities say.
Assistant US Attorneys James McMahon and Perry Carbone have asked a judge to allow testimony from the sessions to be made admissible at Melvin Lowe’s trial, especially if Lowe tries to take the stand and contradict what he previously confessed to them.
Lowe’s ex-boss, Sampson, is fighting charges that he himself committed fraud and tax crimes.
Prosecutors wrote White Plains federal Judge Vincent Briccetti this week saying Lowe, 53, confided to them during a May 2013 “proffer session” that he “got greedy” and defrauded the state Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee out of the dough.
Lowe admitted in other sessions to significantly under-reporting his income on his 2007 to 2009 tax returns and not filing returns for 2010 to 2012 while pocketing $ 923,000.
Lowe was indicted in December on tax violations and for allegedly scamming the cash out of the DSCC in 2010.
“His admission during his proffer sessions regarding the tax returns should be admitted to rebut arguments made by the defense at trial and to impeach the defendant’s testimony if he testifies,” the prosecutors said.
Lowe is set to go to trial Sept. 2 and faces up to 80 years in jail if convicted.
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