Back in the 80s I sold some tax free leases that were done for equipment being used in the NY Prison system and the brokers were located on Church Street in NY.
Back then they were high value, high margin products and the Seal of the State of NY was golden.
BTW, the guy that signed my deal was Lt. Governor Pious The Great {the original cuomo}, but he was not a thief like his son.
I dealt with him for several years, and he never even hinted that he wanted any kind of a kickback, he was one of the few politicians that I did business with that did not seek something on the side.
Interesting.