Chief of New York Jail Officers' Union Is Arrested on Fraud Charges

 

By William K. Rashbaum

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