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Two out of three real estate developers accused of corrupting a Sullivan County village's electoral process to advance their housing project have pleaded guilty.
Shalom Lamm, 57. of Bloomingburg, pleaded guilty on June 6 in federal court in White Plains to conspiracy to corrupt the electoral process.
Kenneth Nakdimen, 64, of Monsey, pleaded guilty to the same charge on May 25. Co-defendant Volvy "Zev" Smilowitz of Monroe awaits trial.
The corruption charge carries a 5-year maximum prison term. Lamm and Nakdimen are scheduled for sentencing in September.
The developers were accused of trying to take over Bloomingburg's government so...