Saturday, May 4, 2013

Democrat culture of corruption. NY is giving Chicago a good run for the money


William Boyland Jr. Indicted Yet Again

William Boyland. (Photo: Facebook)
William Boyland. (Photo: Facebook)
Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. just can’t catch a break.
Mr. Boyland, who was previously charged with soliciting bribes to pay his legal bills in an unrelated corruption trial, was indicted again last March for wire fraud charges stemming from alleged abuse of per diem requests. And he was just charged yet again today.
“Boyland engaged in a scheme to defraud New York State by steering public funds to a Brooklyn based non-profit organization (‘Non-Profit A’) and then directing that a portion of those public funds be used to pay for community events promoting Boyland and on goods such as t-shirts imprinted with the slogan ‘Team Boyland’ which were distributed at those events,” a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office this evening declared.
“To conceal this scheme, Boyland allegedly directed members of his staff to instruct vendors involved in the community events to falsely list Non-Profit A, and not Boyland, as the purchaser on invoices for goods purchased for the events,” it continued. “A representative of Non-Profit A then submitted the fraudulent invoices to the New York State Office for the Aging (‘NYSOFA’), which administered the public funds, without disclosing that these invoices were for events and goods promoting Boyland.”
If convicted on the new mail fraud conspiracy count, Mr. Boyland, a Democrat, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and restitution.
Gannett New York reporter Jon Campbell provided an  illustrative graphic. (Photo: Twitter)
Gannett New York reporter Jon Campbell provided an illustrative graphic. (Photo:Twitter)
These latest charges are the latest in a long string of corruption charges against New York officials. Recently, State Sen. Malcolm Smith, Councilman Dan Halloran and Assemblyman Eric Stevenson were charged in various bribery schemes, for example. And in the past couple years, a wide range of legislators have been convicted of corruption, including Councilman Larry Seabrook, State Sen. Shirley Huntley and State Sen. Carl Kruger.
Earlier today, it was further revealed that Ms. Huntley was cooperating with authorities before she pleaded guilty, an act that may have implicated yet more officials in additional schemes, according to prosecutors.
Adding to the pile of wrongdoing, two associates of mayoral candidate John Liu–including his one-time campaign treasurer–were found guilty yesterday of helping to orchestrate a straw donor scheme on his behalf. Mr. Liu, the city’s comptroller, has vowed to soldier on and is holding a fund-raiser tonight in Brooklyn.
View the superseding indictment below: (follow link in headline)

Ex-Lawmaker Works With Feds To Bust Latest Allegedly Corrupt NYS Politician

So Who Is 'State Senator #1'? We'll All Find Out Soon Thanks To Gov Informant


NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Here we go again!
CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer has learned another elected official is about to go down in the on-going corruption probe involving New York politicians and it turns out his colleague ratted him out.
The circus is back in Albany.
Fear and loathing were stalking the halls of the state capital on Friday. Bets were being place about the identity of the latest officialsto fall from grace on corruption charges.
And all because one of their own, then-State Sen. Shirley Huntley of Queens, wore a wire to get evidence.
“If you are a corrupt official in New York you have to be worried that one of your colleagues is working with us,” U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said.
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney apparently wasn’t kidding. It seems turning informant or government rat is in.
This after word came down Friday that while she was still serving in the Legislature Huntley tried to save herself from corruption charges by attempting to help the feds nab others. And she succeeded.
It was plainly evident in the sentencing memo filed by Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch in the Huntley case. The then-lawmaker was taping conversations with nine people. Four ended up being a bust, but, “recordings of meetings the defendant held with state senator #1 and two other elected officials did yield evidence useful to law enforcement authorities.”
In Albany there is intense speculation about the identity of “state senator #1.” What we do know is that he participated in something the feds are calling “the JFK Airport bribery scheme.”
Court papers say senator #1 asked Huntley to use her official influence with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on behalf of a businessman who wanted to expand his operations at JFK, in exchange for cash.
Lately there has been enough corruption charges filed against political officials to form a circus parade, including the plights of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and New York City Councilman Dan Halloran.
Details of Huntley’s secret recordings are to be filed in a sealed letter to the court next week. She is due to be sentenced Thursday.
As for the other lawmaker who will be charged, we should be able to reveal his name next week.

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