Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to invest in Markstone, a fund that invested in Israeli companies. The Sun reported that in June 2003, Hevesi had invested $200 million in Markstone. Broidy is a major Republican political contributor who did not directly contribute to Hevesi's political campaigns, but Broidy's wife, Robin Rosenzweig, had contributed $80,000 since 2002 — $30,000 before the May 2003 meeting and $50,000 afterward. She also contributed to Andrew Hevesi's State Assembly race. On October 7, 2010, Hevesi pleaded guilty to accepting gratuities for steering the investment funds to California venture capitalist Elliot Broidy. Hevesi had accepted $75,000 in trips for himself and his family and $500,000 in campaign contributions, and benefited from $380,000 given to a lobbyist. After being accused of "pay to play" practices involving the New York State Pension Fund during his tenure as Comptroller, Hevesi pleaded guilty to a corruption charge; on April 15, 2011, he was sentenced to one to four years in prison. He began his prison term on April 17, 2011. Hevesi went before a parole board on November 14, 2012 and was released on parole on December 19, 2012. He served 20 months of a maximum four-year sentence. Publications Books Journal articles Newspaper articles See also New York State Comptroller New York Comptroller election, 2006 References External links New York State: Office of the State Comptroller 1940 births Living people Columbia University alumni Jewish American state legislators in New York (state) American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York City Comptrollers New York State Comptrollers People from Forest Hills, Queens 2004 United States presidential electors Queens College, City University of New York alumni American politicians convicted of fraud Prisoners and detainees of New York (state) New York (state) politicians convicted of corruption New York (state) politicians convicted of crimes 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American Jews