ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A jury deciding whether former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno used his political office to enrich himself is suspending deliberations until Monday.

The jury discussed the case all day, then decided to break over the Thanksgiving holiday.

The 80-year-old retired politician faces eight federal fraud counts. Prosecutors told a jury in Albany that Bruno schemed to defraud New Yorkers and misrepresented or concealed his sideline business dealings.

Bruno insists he did nothing wrong and never betrayed the public's trust.

Bruno retired last year after 32 years in the Senate and more than 13 years as the leader of its Republican majority.