The Nation - News from Dec. 13, 1985
A federal court jury in Brooklyn convicted New York state Supreme Court Justice William Brennan of taking bribes of more than $47,000 to fix cases ranging from gambling to attempted murder. The jury of nine women and three men returned its verdict of “guilty on all counts” against the Queens jurist. The 26-count indictment charged Brennan with racketeering, receiving bribes, interstate travel in aid of racketeering, fraud by interstate telephone, attempted extortion and conspiracy to engage in a racketeering enterprise.
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