Mitchell Rubin will serve six months house arrest and pay $150,000 to the state senate after pleading guilty Wednesday to felony obstruction of justice.
The former head of the turnpike commission admits he misled FBI agents about senate funds that Fumo steered him. Prosecutors say Rubin did little or nothing despite a five-year, $30,000-a-year senate contract.
Rubin's wife, Ruth Arnao, went to trial with Fumo in a sweeping corruption case. She is serving a one-year term, and Fumo a five-year term, for their convictions on all counts.
The 58-year-old Rubin must also serve five years probation as part of his negotiated plea.
