Seabrook guilty of funneling $1.5M in taxpayer funds to friends, family
A federal jury today convicted embattled City Councilman Larry Seabrook on nine criminal counts that he funneled taxpayer money to friends and family.
The Manhattan panel also acquitted the Bronx Democrat on three charges tied to his scheme to sneak about $1.5 million in public funds to nonprofits that he secretly ran with what prosecutors called his "yes men and stooges."
“Councilman Larry Seabrook abused the power of his office to influence public contracts and to fund his own corrupt friends and family plan,” US Attorney Preet Bharara said.
“Today’s conviction ensures that the councilman will pay for betraying the public trust. Rooting out public corruption and restoring the public’s faith in honest government remains a vital mission of this office.”
Seabrook’s elaborate, three-part scam sent money to a city slush fund, job training program and a group aimed at bringing diversity to the FDNY.
This was a retrial of a prosecution that ended late last year, with a hung jury on all counts.
All jurors in this prosecution left court without making any comments today
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