Posted on 06/22/2016 7:22:46 AM PDT by heterosupremacist
The details and the scope of the cases are making this one of the most remarkable municipal scandals ever. The $20 million involved in the arrest of the former head of the corrections union, and the shocking favoritism and bribes alleged at the top ranks of the NYPD, would each constitute a milestone on their own.
But because they are linked, and because one of the players in both cases was a major donor to the mayor and is singing to prosecutors, Gotham could be making history of the worst kind.
The arrests show state and federal prosecutors moving up the food chain, from little fish to bigger fish. That has to be scaring the bejesus out of the biggest fish.
They’ve uncovered an astonishing array of alleged criminal behavior. Norman Seabook, the former union boss, was charged with demanding kickbacks for investing $20 million of pension money, and prosecutors said $60,000 was delivered in the Ferragamo bag.
Similarly, with the cops, the bribery would be easy for a jury to understand, according to the charges. Two businessmen gave them wads of cash, a private jet trip to the Super Bowl (hooker included), expensive jewelry, home repairs, sports tickets.
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This could be great entertainment - I hope all of this crap is revealed...
Nothing short of a DeBlassio impeachment will be satisfactory.
Since everyone involved is a democrat, nothing will be done.
I’ll remember this story every time Bo Dietl boasts about NYPD being the best police department in the world.
Yeah, but because of Donald Trump’s hateful and inflamatory rhetoric, they had no choice but to participate in this type of behavior.
New York has either gotten so bad they can’t hide it, or someone is doing a great job. The Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the house both ended up in jail in the past year for corruption.
This is really just the tip of theh the iceberg. NYC, is corrupt at every level. Everything is controlled by the union thugs.
The elites who control the upper levels of power in NYC will not allow the exploration of any sort of "linkage" because they know it will eventually lead to their own cushy lifestyles. They're all dirty. Including judges, do-gooder foundations, corporate tycoons, the union bosses, you name it.
All the grandees have got their faces in the trough up to their ears.
New York Values.
Yes - so true. DiLousio is the worse mayor since Dinkins.
Just makes you think that this was the result of getting rid of mob influence in the city. It was the cops and politicians who filled the vacuum.
Did he ever managed to shut down the NYPD mounted unit so he give the stables land to a NJ developer/campaign supporter?
I’ve always thought that Tom Selleck and his “Bluebloods” family were living way beyond their means.
Tell you what.... I only know 3 NYCPD members, of various ranks. All 3 are dirty, lying scumbag, cheats of various ranks. Hookers, drugs, gambling, bribes, blackmail, building and construction rackets... makes me sick.
I am not sure. The city has certainly taken a turn for the worse - the homeless are all over the place. The Starbucks on 60th and First is filled with them. Stabbings on the subway a regular event. And “Quality of Life” has gone out the window. Bring back Guiliani and Ray Kelly!
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