Scandal

May
05
Board Of Elections To Suspend A Second Official Over Botched Democratic Primaries

Board Of Elections To Suspend A Second Official Over Botched Democratic Primaries

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.A second Board of Elections (BOE) officials has been suspended as a result of last
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Sep
03
Ex-Rep Michael Grimm Asks Judge To Postpone Sentence Two Weeks For Surgery

Ex-Rep Michael Grimm Asks Judge To Postpone Sentence Two Weeks For Surgery

Souce: Michael Grimm/FacebookFormer congressman Michael Grimm requested last week that his eight-month prison sentence [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/
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Jul
24
Jury Finds Senator John Sampson Guilty In Federal Corruption Case

Jury Finds Senator John Sampson Guilty In Federal Corruption Case

John Sampson at a legislative leaders meeting. Photo from John Sampson’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSampson/photos/
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Apr
29
What Michael Grimm Is Up To One Year Post-Indictment

What Michael Grimm Is Up To One Year Post-Indictment

As we approach the May 5 special election [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/04/important-deadlines-dates-for-the-11th-cd-special-election/] to fill Michael Grimm’s
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Oct
16

Grimm Had Bathroom Hookup In Bay Ridge Bar, Witnesses Say

While most members of Congress were concerned with a government shutdown, Congressman Michael Grimm was concerned with getting down –  with
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Jul
23

Golden Fails To Explain $44 Million Tax Break To Luxury Developer In Manhattan

A pricey new luxury building in Manhattan is getting massive tax breaks thanks to State Senator Marty Golden [/golden-backs-bill-that-provides-massive-tax-breaks-for-developers-of-luxury-manhattan-apartment-buildings/] , but
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May
20

More Trouble For Senator Sampson As Taxpayer Funds Earmarked For Charity Vanish

State Senator John Sampson (center) (Source: nysenate.gov)The troubles for State Senator John Sampson keep mounting. Sampson, who has
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Sep
11
Trouble at the Borders

Trouble at the Borders

Where does Park Slope become Gowanus? What’s Greenwood Heights, exactly, and when did it become a thing? And for
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Jun
22

FBI Continues Probe On Congressman Michael Grimm’s Finances

Rep. Michael Grimm (from house.gov)Reports confirm that the FBI is still investigating Congressman Michael Grimm for alleged improprieties
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Feb
21

Democrats, Media “Attack” Rep. Grimm By Reporting Things That Actually Happened

Grimm on Bay Ridge's 5th Avenue in June 2010, when he was a candidate seeking to unseat Democrat
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