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Ex-Suffolk Legislator Towle sentenced for bribery

Former Suffolk Legislator Fred Towle was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail for accepting more than $10,000 in bribes. In 2003, Towle admitted he accepted the bribes and used campaign contributions

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