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Vincent Distasi is expected to receive 17 years in prison when he's sentenced in August, Nassau D.A. Anne Donnelly said.

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Vincent Distasi is expected to receive 17 years in prison when he's sentenced in August, Nassau D.A. Anne Donnelly said.

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