th , ▁ 1 8 1 st , ▁ 1 8 2 nd , ▁ 1 8 3 rd , ▁ 1 8 4 th , ▁ 1 8 5 th , ▁ 1 8 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 th ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl atures . ▁ ▁Ind ict ment ▁and ▁conv iction ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁federal ▁pro sec utors ▁accused ▁Sch erm er horn ▁of ▁having ▁taken ▁a ▁b ri be ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁from ▁Domin ick ▁L of aro , ▁an ▁ex - ma f ioso - turn ed - in former . ▁The ▁facts ▁were ▁then ▁re - evalu ated , ▁and ▁the ▁b ri be ▁became ▁a ▁campaign ▁contributions ▁from ▁L of aro ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁listed ▁by ▁Sch erm er horn ▁in ▁his ▁election ▁campaign ▁financial ▁statement . ▁Therefore , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁ind icted ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁grand ▁j ury ▁for ▁fra ud . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁ind icted ▁for ▁tax ▁ev asion . ▁and ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁had ▁sold ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁hotel , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁the ▁capital ▁gain ▁in ▁his ▁tax ▁statement . ▁On ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁by ▁Dem