Sentences with phrase «former correction officers union»

De Blasio is under renewed scrutiny for his relationship with deep - pocketed donor Jona Rechnitz, who's testifying in the corruption trial against former correction officers union president Norman Seabrook.

Not exact matches

And Norman Seabrook, former head of the correction officers union, and Murray Huberfield, a hedge fund operator, have been charged with bribery - related charges in yet another aspect of the probe involving pension funds.

Top correction officers union members so feared former boss Norman Seabrook's wrath they dared not challenge his investment of $ 20 million in a risky hedge fund, an ex-union official told The NY Post.

The state correctional officers union is slamming the chair of the Assembly Correction Committee, Manhattan Democrat Danny O'Donnell, for saying at a recent hearing that former Fishskill Correctional Facility inmate Samuel Harrell was murdered by state employees.

The embattled hedge fund holding a $ 20 million investment from New York City's correction officers» union that is the subject of the arrest of the union's former president Norman Seabrook has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection.

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited a Rikers Island jail for a surprise visit with inmates, drawing immediate rebuke from the union representing New York City correction officers, which promptly yanked its sponsorship of a Christmas tree lighting celebration.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island police officer's role in the pay - to - play allegations plaguing the de Blasio administration was highlighted during a federal bribery trial of former city correction union boss Norman Seabrook this week.

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

And one of the businessmen implicated in the NYPD scandal is already cooperating with the FBI after he was snared in a bribery scheme involving Norman Seabrook, the now - former president of the city correction officers» union who received $ 65,000 for channeling $ 20 million in union money into a hedge fund run by a friend.

Former Sen. Al D'Amato was this close to being called as a witness at the corruption trial of the former head of the city's correction officers union — which gets underway this week — over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a bribe, The Post has leFormer Sen. Al D'Amato was this close to being called as a witness at the corruption trial of the former head of the city's correction officers union — which gets underway this week — over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a bribe, The Post has leformer head of the city's correction officers union — which gets underway this week — over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a bribe, The Post has learned.

Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato was close to being called as a witness at this week's corruption trial of Norman Seabrook, the former head of the NYC correction officers union, over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato was close to being called as a witness at this week's corruption trial of Norman Seabrook, the former head of the NYC correction officers union, over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a former head of the NYC correction officers union, over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a bribe.

If the first day of Norman Seabrook's trial on federal corruption charges was any indication, the fear and loyalty that Seabrook, the former president of New York City's correction officers» union, instilled in his members remain undiminished.

Rechnitz, a real estate investor, is also the government's key witness in the upcoming bribery trial of Norman Seabrook, former head of NYC's correction officers» union.

The prosecution of several former high - ranking NYPD cops and the former head of the correction officers union in a wide - ranging corruption scheme that includes allegations of sex with a hooker.

Platinum Partners is considering buying out a $ 20 million investment from the New York City correction officers» union, weeks after a former executive at the hedge fund and the union's ex-president were charged in an alleged bribery scheme.

Mr. Rechnitz began testifying last week in Federal District Court in Manhattan in a government case against Norman Seabrook, the former head of the correction officers» union, who is charged with investing millions of dollars of retirement funds through a hedge fund in exchange for promised kickbacks.

Although the witness began his testimony in a government case against former head of the correction officers» union Norman Seabrook, much of his testimony ended up revealing details of his relationship with de Blasio.

Rechnitz testified last year against former correction - officers - union chief Norman Seabrook, whose corruption trial ended in a hung jury.

At the corruption trial of former NYC correction officers» union head Norman Seabrook, Rechnitz said Reichberg bought a hooker for Grant and Milici during a trip to Las Vegas to watch the Super Bowl.