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"Y told him I didn't practice outside of the city, but I would sce if = could get hima lawyer. "I don't know much about Binghamton, but I do know Assemblyman DANIZL S, DICKINSON, JR., a Broome County Republican. I called him and asked him to recormend a lawyer to defend GALENTE. "These cases are like the hundreds every Assemblyman has, all the time. Someone calls you and asks for help or advice. “I didn't know that CARLINO was also involved in the case at the time. "Later I learned that former Mayor DONALD W, KRAMER of Binghamton acted as GALENTE's lawyer in court. ~ "I acted as any Assemblyman, Senator, or Congressman would have done under the same circum- stances. A lawyer asked me, because, I suppose, I'm a member of the Legislature, to recommend an upstate } lawyer to handle a case, i “DICKINSON later told we about GALENTE and I washed my hands of the case just as he did and CfARLINO." In the January 13, 195& edition of the "New York World Telegram and Sun" an article appeared in connection with the report to be released by the NJLEC concerning their investigation into the alleged,