Former Brooklyn Assemblyman-turned-convict William Boyland Jr. must remain behind bars until his June sentencing on corruption raps, a judge ruled Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court.
A blistering Judge Sandra Townes denied Boyland’s bid for a bail package, citing his disrespect for the law and his potential for flight.
Boyland appeared disoriented and detached in a blue prison suit and could only manage a feeble wave to his father and mother in the court gallery as he left the courtroom after his bid was denied.
He faces up to 12 and a half years in prison at his June sentencing for corruption raps.
Townes initially remanded Boyland after his March 5 conviction because he texted a witness during the trial and drove with a suspended license each day of the proceeding.
She repeated those reasons in denying his bail package Tuesday.
“The defendant has failed — based on all of this — to convince this court by clear and convincing evidence that he won’t flee.”
“The evidence presented at trial portrays Mr. Boyland as a self-centered individual who lacks integrity,” Townes seethed.
“It is simply more proof that the defendant is unlikely to honor the conditions set for him.”
She added that his ties to Brooklyn are not what they used to be. He is divorced, his home is in foreclosure, he is unemployed, and his parents live in North Carolina.