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[NY] City Councilman [Seabrook] Charged With Extortion, Fraud
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| Last Edited | nystate63 Feb 09, 2010 08:34pm |
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| Media | TV News - New York One News |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | City Councilman Charged With Extortion, Fraud
ity Councilman Larry Seabrook has turned himself in to face federal corruption charges, which were unsealed Tuesday.
The 13-count indictment, which was handed down at 2 p.m., accuses the 58-year-old Bronx Democrat of a host of charges, including money laundering, extortion and fraud.
Seabrook pleaded not guilty to the charges and says he's not resigning from the City Council.
"It's absurd to even suggest it's a criminal conduct. But I urge you, read the indictment," said Seabrook's attorney, Murray Richman.
The indictment includes charges that from 2006 to 2009, Seabrook, a former state senator, solicited $50,000 in bribes from a Bronx boiler company in exchange for helping the company get a contract at the new Yankee Stadium. The indictment claims he then funneled the funds to a local non-profit that he operated and controlled. |
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