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Judge denies Annabi's vacation request

Originally published: December 5, 2012 9:16 PM
Updated: December 5, 2012 9:30 PM
By NIK BONOPARTIS  nik.bonopartis@cablevision.com

Former Yonkers City Council member Sandy Annabi leaves

Photo credit: Rory Glaeseman | Former Yonkers City Council member Sandy Annabi leaves federal court after her sentencing in Manhattan. (Nov. 19, 2012)

Sandy Annabi won't get her moment in the sun before she begins her six-year prison sentence.

On Wednesday, a federal judge shot down the former Yonkers City Council member's request for permission to travel to Florida after a prosecutor warned that Annabi poses "a substantial flight risk."

Annabi's lawyer says his client simply wants to take a vacation before reporting to prison March...

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