fort greene
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.A second Board of Elections (BOE) officials has been suspended as a result of last month’s Democratic primary debacle. Betty Ann Canizio, the BOE Deputy Clerk for Brooklyn, will be suspended without pay as a result of the massive purge [/blog/2016/04/22/
Police & Fire
NYPD probe into Brooklyn South cops makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare) Several high-ranking NYPD officers past and present from Patrol Borough Brooklyn South are facing consequences as the latest corruption probe [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/news/66th-precinct-detective-named-in-federal-corruption-probe-says-new-york-daily-news/] to hit the police department continues its course. Among them? Deputy Inspector James
fort greene
NYPD probe includes several Brooklyn cops and makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare)Several high-ranking NYPD officers past and present are facing consequences as the latest corruption probe [/blog/news/66th-precinct-detective-named-in-federal-corruption-probe-says-new-york-daily-news/] to hit the police department continues its course. Among them? Deputy Inspector James Grant, former commanding officer of Sunset Park’
Nonsponsored
Roxanne Persaud at the state capitol. (Photo: Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153026436448571&set=a.10153026436378571.1073741883.824588570&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Roxanne Persaud [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/roxanne-j-persaud/about] took her seat on the floor of the New York Senate
corruption
Source: FacebookDisgraced ex-Congressman Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/12/congressman-michael-grimm-expected-plead-guilty-tax-fraud-case/] in December to tax fraud, has turned in his suit and tie for some prison-issued threads. The Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/michael-grimm-start-8-month-prison-sentence-pa-article-1.2369719] that Grimm surrendered himself in to U.S.
corruption
John Sampson at a legislative leaders meeting. Photo from John Sampson’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSampson/photos/a.138844543585.111983.27083958585/138846128585/?type=3&theater] .A Brooklyn jury convicted State Senator John Sampson on Friday of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents as part
allese capital
Source: Nick Ares/FlickrThe son-in-law of indicted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Marcello Trebitsch, of Midwood, was arrested yesterday morning and charged [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/brooklyn-man-arrested-and-charged-in-manhattan-federal-court-in-connection-with-multi-million-dollar-fraudulent-investment-scheme] with running a Ponzi scheme. Trebitsch, 37, allegedly swindled approximately $7 million from multiple clients over five years, promising investors
corruption
Feds will not be pushing for prison time for Diane Durand, Congressman Michael Grimm ex-girlfriend who pleaded guilty [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/09/congressman-michael-grimms-fraud-trial-begin-december/] to illegally gathering contribution’s for the disgraced politician’s campaign last year. In a letter, prosecutors wrote [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/
1501 voorhies ave
Developers behind the 30-story residential building slated for 1501 Voorhies Avenue [/voorhies-tower-gated-entrance-sheepshead-bay-rd-one-bedrooms-start-700k-absolutely-affordable-housing/] will have to submit more documentation before they can break ground on the project after the city disapproved their draft plans. The disapproval is more of a bureaucratic hurdle typical of large-scale projects than it is a barrier
Albany
Sampson (File photo)State Senator John Sampson’s defense team has taken a rather bizarre approach, practically admitting that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of foreclosed homes [/john-sampson-threatened-to-silence-witnesses-in-corruption-scandal/] – but that he did it too long ago for him to be prosecuted. The pol appeared in
campaigns
Congressman Michael Grimm’s trial on fraud and tax evasion charges [/grimm-tax-fraud/] is set to begin on December 1 after a federal judge yesterday denied a request from the lawmaker’s defense team to delay it. The trial will take place after the November election, but not long enough after
campaigns
Amid legal troubles connected to a 20-count indictment for mail fraud, tax evasion and perjury [/grimm-healthalicious-charges/], Congressman Michael Grimm’s campaign cash is drying up – and donors are turning their backs. On the bright side for the lawmaker, he received permission last week to raise money specifically to cover the
bribery
Thompson (Source: BrooklynDA.org)Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced the launch of a Public Integrity Hotline this week, giving Brooklynites a place to call to report public corruption. “My office is committed to rooting out public corruption in Brooklyn, and we take every complaint about corruption seriously. For that
campaigns
Grimm, left; Christie, right.Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge and Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm came to the defense of embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today, saying the fellow Republican has “demonstrated true leadership” amid the expanding scandal surrounding the George Washington Bridge. Christie has come under fire after e-mails and
Albany
State Senator Marty Golden (Source: Senator Golden’s offices)New York Times columnist Michael Powell took State Senator Marty Golden and Sheepshead Bay’s State Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz to task for sponsoring legislation that would have directed millions of dollars to the tobacco industry, and came, Powell writes, at the
2670 coney island ave
Michael and Marina Levitis (Source: James Edstrom)Three of the six individuals charged in connection with an alleged debt settlement fraud scheme have pleaded guilty, with the latest one ratting out his former boss Michael Levitis as the mastermind. The offices of Mission Settlement Agency at 2713 Coney Island Avenue,