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Ex-State Senator Was Directed to Record Elected Officials
New York Times ^ | May 3, 2013 | By THOMAS KAPLAN

Posted on 05/03/2013 3:17:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Soon after federal prosecutors disclosed last month that a state assemblyman in Albany had been secretly making audio and video recordings for law enforcement, other legislators began nervously joking that they could never be sure who else was taping them.

Little did they know.

On Friday, it was disclosed that Shirley L. Huntley, when she was a Democratic state senator from Queens, had secretly recorded conversations with seven elected officials and two associates while she was being investigated for corruption.

The revelation suggested a widening dragnet in Albany.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: democrats
Business as usual in Albany.
1 posted on 05/03/2013 3:17:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They should look at money coming/going to the Sierra Club and other environmental groups since they hold so much power over the APA’s decision making in the blue line.


2 posted on 05/03/2013 3:20:46 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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Thanks Oldeconomybuyer.
On Friday, it was disclosed that Shirley L. Huntley, when she was a Democratic state senator from Queens, had secretly recorded conversations with seven elected officials and two associates while she was being investigated for corruption. The revelation suggested a widening dragnet in Albany.

3 posted on 05/03/2013 11:45:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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