He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1982 , sitting in the 183rd and 184th New York State Legislatures ; and a member of the New York State Senate from 1983 to 1990 , sitting in the 185th , 186th , 187th and 188th New York State Legislatures . He was a delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention . On June 10 , 1986 , he ran on the Liberal ticket for Congress in the 6th District , to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph P. Addabbo , but was defeated by Democrat Alton R. Waldon Jr . On August 1 , 1987 , Jenkins was arrested at the Plaza Hotel with $ 150,000 in cash in his possession . He had received the money from an undercover F.B.I. agent who posed as a shady businessman . Jenkins had told the agent that he co-owned a bank in Zaire where he could launder the money . On September 29 , 1987 , Jenkins was indicted by a federal grand jury . In November 1988 , he was re-elected to the State Senate . On May 7 , 1990 , Jenkins was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York of accepting deposits without being authorized to engage in banking ( under the Glass – Steagall Act ) and of using the telephone in interstate and foreign commerce with the intent to promote a crime , both felonies . On the next day , Jenkins 's Senate seat was declared vacant by Temporary President Ralph J. Marino . On July 26 , 1990 , he was sentenced to one year and one day in jail . On March 19 , 1991 , Jenkins lodged an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit . On August 13 , 1991 , the verdict was upheld . On October 7 , 1991 , Jenkins was disbarred by the Appellate Division
1984 Democratic National Convention
1984 Democratic National Convention
Andrew Jenkins (politician)