Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’ son steered a corporate exec to one of his dad’s political allies for help beating a traffic ticket — proof that both father and son were peddling their influence in Albany, federal prosecutors allege in new court papers.
Adam Skelos sent a January text message to the exec, who’s now cooperating with authorities, offering an introduction to state Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx) in connection with a summons for gabbing on a cellphone while driving, the feds say.
“I think [Klein’s] law firm may be helpful . . . he’s helped me with speeding tickets before. Want me to ask him?” Adam Skelos wrote, according to a brief filed ahead of the Nov. 16 start of the Skeloses’ corruption trial in Manhattan.
When the exec — who has been identified as Bjornulf White, then a VP of AbTech Industries — texted that he was interested, Adam allegedly called his dad.
The feds say the elder Skelos was caught on a wiretap instructing his son to “call [Klein] and tell him you have somebody . . . but . . . the guy’s got to pay something.”
The next day, Adam allegedly told Klein: “Now, this guy, he also — he happens to be a CEO of an engineering company based in Connecticut. They’re starting to do some work here in New York . . . you never know, it could lead to other stuff.”
Klein responded, “Yeah, give him my number and I’ll see what I can do to help,” according to the feds.
Klein’s spokeswoman said, “There was no follow-up to this conversation beyond Sen. Klein instructing that his law firm be contacted to handle a traffic ticket.”
Lawyers for the Skeloses didn’t return requests for comment.