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Assembly Member Staffer Who Once Rallied Against Embezzlement, Arrested For Allegedly Embezzling $80k Himself

Maruf Alam outside a Kensington embezzlement rally in 2017. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Maruf “Mitu” Alam, 29, had been working for Assembly Member Felix Ortiz’s office for eleven years. Yesterday morning, the FBI arrested Alam for allegedly embezzling $80k from the Assembly Member’s campaign account. On

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Jury Finds Senator John Sampson Guilty In Federal Corruption Case

John Sampson at a legislative leaders meeting. Photo from John Sampson’s Facebook page.A Brooklyn jury convicted State Senator John Sampson on Friday of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents as part of a corruption case, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. The

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Jacob Fetman Of Midwood Indicted For Embezzling $237,000 From Jewish Outreach Organization

The official Ocean Avenue address of Merkaz, which is also Fetman’s home address and an organization under his control, through which he allegedly embezzled the funds. (Source: Google Maps)The chief financial officer of Manhattan-based nonprofit Aish HaTorah, Jacob Fetman, of Midwood, was charged yesterday with embezzling more than

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PS 139 Parents Association President Allegedly Stole More Than $25,000 From PA Bank Account

Now-former PS 139 Parents Association president Dafina Smith was arrested on Monday, March 3 for allegedly embezzling over $25,000 from the organization, according to a complaint filed with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. The document alleges that from October 14, 2013 to February 10 of this year, Ms.

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Campaign Donations Missing From Sampson’s Records

State Senator John Sampson (center) (Source: nysenate.gov)The investigation into the affairs of State Senator John Sampson continues to broaden as new reports of shady behavior keeps bubbling to the surface. According to a report by the New York Post, the latest scandal involves three cases where campaign donations

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John Sampson Threatened To Silence Witnesses In Corruption Scandal

John Sampson (center) Source: nysenate.govState Senator John Sampson, who is the latest local politician to be embroiled in a serious corruption scandal, is now accused of threatening the witnesses lined up against him, according to a New York Times report. The accusations now cast upon Sampson are growing in

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Top Grimm Fundraiser Arrested For Immigration Fraud

Source: house.govOfer Biton, a top fundraiser for Congressman Michael Grimm has been arrested by the FBI. He stands accused of of lying on his immigration documents. The New York Times reports: According to the complaint, Mr. Biton deceived the government in June 2010 about the source of $500,000