Posted on 07/25/2015 12:34:15 PM PDT by jazusamo
New York State Senator John Sampson, a Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted yesterday on three counts, including obstruction of justice. He was acquitted on six others, but the conviction should result in significant prison time. No date has yet been set for sentencing.
Between 1998 and 2008, Sampson allegedly embezzled approximately $440,000 from the foreclosure sales of four Brooklyn properties on which he was a court- appointed referee. The embezzlement charges were thrown out because the state of limitations expired. The charges on which he was convicted relate to the cover-up.
Reportedly, the Sampson investigation was an extension of the investigation of U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY), prompted by newspaper headlines based on information provided by the National Legal and Policy Center.
Beginning in 2010, we reviewed public documents connected to Meeks and his political network. Meeks was involved with a nonprofit called New Direction Local Development Corporation. Among other irregularities, the group raised money for Hurricane Katrina victims who never received the money. Newspaper headlines about New Direction, starting with a New York Post exposé on January 31, 2010, apparently prompted a series of often overlapping investigations.
Sampton tried to replace the stolen funds with the proceeds of an unsecured $188,500 “loan” from Edul Ahmad. A Guyanese-American businessman. Ahmad pleaded guilty in 2012 in a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
Ahmad also "loaned" money to Meeks. After the FBI started to scrutinize Meeks finances in 2010 after the New Direction stories, Meeks amended his Financial Disclosure Reports to show a $40,000 payment from Ahmad in 2007. Meeks claimed it was a loan, but there were no notes or payments until several years after the payment was made.
Edul Ahmad admits mortgage fraud Wednesday
in Brooklyn court. He’s tied in unrelated case to
Rep. Gregory Meeks.
Already posted - by me - 3 minutes before you :)
Didn’t see your post:)
This piece is more about Gregory Meeks’ corrupt connections to Sampson and Ahmad.
“Edul Ahmad”
A fine Anglo-Saxon name, to be sure!
/ sarc
Yep, no surprise that politicians like Meeks are drawn to big money no matter the names.
NY was, after all, the place that brought you Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall..
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