The
powerful leader of the union that represents New York City correction
officers, whose alliances with mayors and governors have afforded him
broad influence, was arrested on federal fraud charges on Wednesday,
according to court papers.
The
charges against the union leader, Norman Seabrook, and a second
defendant, Murray Huberfeld, a hedge-fund financier, represent the first
major criminal case linked to one of several corruption investigations
that are focused on the campaign fund-raising of Mayor Bill de Blasio, a
Democrat.
The
criminal complaint charging the two men also contains what could be a
significant development: A central target in one of the fund-raising
inquiries, Jona S. Rechnitz, is cooperating with the government in the
case.
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Source: The New York Times
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