NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six New York politicians were arrested for their alleged role in a bribery scandal in which a prominent Democrat paid top Republicans for permission to run on their ticket in the city's upcoming mayoral race, prosecutors said.
Democratic state Senator Malcolm Smith and five Republicans connected to the bribery scandal were arrested on Tuesday morning, an official at the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan said.Prosecutors described the scheme as an attempt to game the city's first wide-open mayoral election in 12 years. New York will choose a new mayor in November, when Michael Bloomberg's third term comes to an end.
with stories on so much clandestein activity in politics today the calber of the wannabes seems to be dwindling down to the bottom of the barrel. if you aspire to cheat and in order to be a public servant you start by being beholden to your real boss.
The charges center on State Senator Malcolm Smith, a Democrat from Queens, who prosecutors said made payments to a city councilman to set up meetings with top New York Republicans to assist in getting him on the mayoral ballot.Smith and the councilman, Daniel Halloran, a Republican from Queens, were among the six politicians arrested on Tuesday morning in connection to the bribery scandal, an official at the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan said.Charges against the six include bribery, extortion, and wire and mail fraud.
with all the split second discovery and reporting of those who dare to fight the sheriff find out the sheriff won, should be a heads up to those who engage or think about it to be either careful or look at the odds as 9 to 1 in the sheriff's favor, then there's that pesky obstruction republican arrogance, get's them every time.
