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Official misconduct conviction in Nassau police commander case

WIlliam Flanagan, left, leaves a Nassau County courtroom.

Photo credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara | WIlliam Flanagan, left, leaves a Nassau County courtroom. (Feb. 14, 2013)

A former Nassau police commander was found guilty Thursday of two misdemeanor official misconduct charges in a case accusing him of misusing his influence to prevent the arrest of his friend's son.

The jury foreman in the trial of former Second Deputy Commissioner William Flanagan told the judge -- who had kept the panel late to deliberate -- that jurors were deadlocked on the other two charges,...

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