Edward Walsh, Suffolk Conservative Party boss, indicted by grand jury

Edward Walsh, the powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party chairman and high-ranking investigator in the Suffolk sheriff's department, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on theft of funds and wire fraud charges, according to court documents filed Friday. Walsh, 49, of East Islip, who has served as Conservative Party chairman since 2006, is accused of defrauding the sheriff's department... Edward Walsh, the powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party chairman and high-ranking investigator in the Suffolk sheriff's department, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on theft of funds and wire fraud charges, according to court documents filed Friday.

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