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  • Source: Councilman Offered Gunman Cash

    07/24/2003 8:21:04 PM PDT · by Alberta's Child · 27 replies · 252+ views
    Associated Press | 7/24/03 | Michael Weissenstein
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Hours before he gunned down Councilman James Davis, Othniel Askew told the FBI that Davis offered him $45,000 to give up a primary election challenge - and threatened to hurt his family if he did not, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Askew, in what investigators described as a rambling statement, also claimed Davis threatened to expose him as gay, the sources told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. A City Council spokeswoman called the allegations "preposterous," and investigators said they have not corroborated Askew's claims. But the claims underscore the complex, volatile relationship between the...