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  • Bronx Councilman Seabrook busted on fraud and extortion charges

    02/09/2010 9:34:40 AM PST · by AtlasStalled · 3 replies · 307+ views
    New York Post ^ | 02/09/10 | BRUCE GOLDING and CLEMENTE LISI
    Three-term City Councilman Larry Seabrook was indicted today on extortion, fraud and money laundering charges -- including shaking down a Bronx boiler company who had received a contract from the Yankees -- after he was caught stealing as part of an ongoing probe stemming from a slush fund scandal, authorities said. The feds claim Seabrook, who has been a member of the City Council since 2001, shook down the unnamed company for $50,000 after they were awarded a lucrative contract by the Bronx Bombers to install boilers at the new Yankee Stadium. Seabrook (D-Bronx) took the money, in the form...