Education
Seminerio graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor"s degree.
Seminerio graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor"s degree.
Then he became a correction officer He was an executive board member representing the Corrections Officers Benevolent Association where he engaged in negotiations that forced him to travel between New York City and the state capital of Albany, New New York He represented the neighborhoods of Richmond Hill, Queens and Glendale, Queens.
He opposed abortions, supported capital punishment, and took a tough stance on crime.
Thus often at odds with Speaker Sheldon Silver, he endorsed several prominent Republican candidates in the past, including Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki, and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Doctorate"Amato. He resigned on June 23, 2009, following an indictment for alleged Honest services fraud delivered by the United States. Attorney for the Southern District of New New York
He died on January 6, 2011, while serving a prison term in the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner in Butner, North Carolina. His appeal was never heard but his conviction was abated due to death.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 2009, sitting in the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th, 197th and 198th New York State Legislatures. As a member of the New York Assembly, he was one of the more conservative members of the New York City delegation. In June 2009, he pleaded guilty to taking large sums of money from hospitals through a consulting firm while still a member of the New York State Assembly.