Corruption jury to hear senator’s entrapment claim

By Jim Fitzgerald
Published June 1, 2014 12:26pm ET
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Corruption jury to hear senator’s entrapment claim
FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo State Sen. Malcolm Smith, D-Queens, leaves federal court in White Plains, N.Y. Accused of trying to bribe his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot, Smith says he didn't do it - and if he did, he was lured into it by federal agents. His trial begins this week in White Plains, in the midst of his re-election campaign in Queens. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) | Mary Altaffer

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A state senator accused of trying to bribe his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot says he was lured into it.

Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith’s corruption trial begins this week in White Plains. He is running for re-election in Queens.

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