Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is heading back before a judge on July 22 for resentencing, after a federal appeals court partially unraveled his corruption case and sent it back to the trial court. Mangano, who is serving a 12-year federal sentence, is asking for a lower term, and court filings show he is expected to appear by video at the hearing. The remand follows the Second Circuit’s conclusion that the evidence did not support certain federal-programs bribery counts tied to contracts and town-backed loans involving a Long Island restaurateur.
Court documents lock in the resentencing date as July 22 and indicate Mangano will appear via Zoom, according to News 12 Bronx. The outlet reports that Mangano is seeking a sentence reduction as part of ongoing post-conviction proceedings, and that he remains behind bars while the legal wrangling continues.
Appeals court reversed key bribery counts
In a Feb. 13, 2025 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit tossed Mangano’s convictions for federal-programs bribery and conspiracy and sent the case back for resentencing, as detailed in the Second Circuit opinion. The panel left most of the rest of the verdict intact, including honest-services fraud and obstruction counts, and instructed the district court to recalibrate Mangano’s punishment in light of the vacated charges. The opinion recounts alleged deals involving county contracts and town loan guarantees tied to a local restaurant business.
The appeals court noted that "the district court sentenced Mangano principally to 12 years' imprisonment" and said the reversal of the bribery counts requires a fresh look at that term. How much that reshuffling helps Mangano depends on how heavily those now-vacated counts factored into his original sentence. As for his wife, Linda Mangano, the panel left most of her convictions and sentence in place.
What the remand could mean
When a federal appeals court sends a case back solely for resentencing, the trial judge has to re-impose a sentence based on the convictions that still stand, weighing new arguments from both prosecutors and the defense. That process typically involves an updated presentence report and new filings, and can end in a shorter term, the same sentence, or other adjustments. Local coverage has also pointed out that most of the other charges against Mangano and his wife remain intact, according to WHLI.
The resentencing hearing is set for July 22, and court records indicate Mangano will attend by videoconference as his legal team presses for a reduction. With the Second Circuit’s February 13, 2025 decision now on the books, the Eastern District of New York judge is expected to review fresh briefing and an updated presentence report before announcing a new sentence.
