Joseph J. Savino has been disbarred as a result of pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to buy a spot on the mayoral ballot for a state senator, according to an order from Appellate Division, Second Department, panel.
According to the 2013 indictment, Savino, chairman of the Bronx County Republican Party, accepted a cash bribe in exchange for his agreement to use his office to approve state Sen. Malcolm Smith, D-Queens, to run as a Republican candidate for New York City mayor, Savino has since resigned from the Bronx office.
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