WHITE PLAINS – The trial of New York State Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous is set to begin in federal court in White Plains today.

Libous was indicted on charges of making false statements to the FBI in July, 2014. The accusation stems form an investigation which took place in 2010, when the FBI pursued allegations made by a federal grand jury in White Plains that Libous used his political influence to get his son, Matthew Libous, a high-paying job at a Westchester County law firm.