Linda Mangano out after five months

Wife of former county executive to serve remainder of 15-month sentence for corruption at home

BY ROBERT PELAEZ

Linda Mangano, the wife of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, will serve the rest of her sentencing from a political corruption scheme she and her husband were convicted of at her home, officials told Newsday.

Both Edward’s and Linda’s sentencings were delayed before they ultimately began their respective time in prison. Linda’s 15-month prison sentence began on Sept. 9, according to reports.

Her home confinement, officials said, is scheduled to end on Aug. 12.

Officials did not disclose why Mangano had been released from prison early following a five-month stay at the federal facility in Danbury, Conn. Efforts to reach officials for further comment on the matter were unavailing.

She was found to be guilty of two counts of lying to the FBI, conspiring to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice in a case that involved the former Nassau County executive.

Edward Mangano’s 12-year sentencing began in mid-September. His conviction is based on a deal he made with Harendra Singh, a res- taurateur on Long Island and a star witness in the trial, in which Singh kicked back money and personal benefits in return for the county executive pushing the Town of Oyster Bay to authorize loans for Singh, ac-