Surely they get around to mentioniong this crook's Party in the story somewhere, right? Well, no, they actually don't. Yes, he is a Democrat.
Manhattan City Councilman Miguel Martinez admitted Thursday he stole tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars from a shadowy council slush fund.
The two-termer became the first council member casualty of a year-old investigation of misuse of the millions of taxpayer dollars council members dole out to pet projects.
Standing in Manhattan Federal Court, Martinez admitted Thursday that he siphoned off $106,000 in public funds through three schemes, in part by creating fake invoices.
"I received the monies as a direct result of the conspiracy," he said.
Today he admitted $40,000 of his ill-gotten gains came from that group, the Upper Manhattan Council Assisting Neighbors (U-CAN). In the last two years, Martinez has sponsored nearly $800,000 in public funds for U-CAN.
The long-running probe of the council's slush fund by DOI and Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office dates back to late 2007.
Two aides to Brooklyn Councilman Kendall Stewart have pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from a council-subsidized non-profit. Stewart has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged.
Bronx Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo's nephew was arrested last month on charges of misusing funds via the South Bronx Community Council, a non-profit Arroyo helps fund. She has declined to comment on the ongoing probe.
I awaite with baited breath the trolls excuses and obfucations on this lovely thread. But of course in the final analysis they will claim the caviat of "WE WON" so whats it really matter.
Oh,BTW Dan,Have we mentioned lately that Liberty and Tyranny is still #2 on the NYT best seller list and hanging in there at #11 on amazon?
Posted by: Rich K | Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 01:51 PM