Other investigations concern some high - ranking NYPD officials and the union
representing city jail guards.
Over the past few weeks, a series of loosely related public corruption investigations coordinated by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara have spilled into public view, with targets including high - ranking New York Police Department officials, the union
representing city jail guards, and the political fundraising activities of several people with ties to New York City's mayor.
Not exact matches
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.
Joining Caputo in Buffalo last week were John Haggerty, an operative from Queens (who served time in
jail after pocketing donations made by Michael Bloomberg to the
city's Independence Party), and David DiPietro, who
represents parts of Erie and Wyoming counties in the State Assembly.
«Those officers should be in
jail right now and instead they are collecting tens of thousands of dollars in overtime from the
city of New York,» said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who
represents parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
After
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito called for an overhaul of the city's criminal justice system in her state of the city speech Feb. 11 and announced the formation of the Lippman commission, Councilman Joe Borelli, who represents Staten Island's South Shore, wrote a letter to the speaker telling her that he doesn't want a jail in his distr
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito called for an overhaul of the
city's criminal justice system in her state of the city speech Feb. 11 and announced the formation of the Lippman commission, Councilman Joe Borelli, who represents Staten Island's South Shore, wrote a letter to the speaker telling her that he doesn't want a jail in his distr
city's criminal justice system in her state of the
city speech Feb. 11 and announced the formation of the Lippman commission, Councilman Joe Borelli, who represents Staten Island's South Shore, wrote a letter to the speaker telling her that he doesn't want a jail in his distr
city speech Feb. 11 and announced the formation of the Lippman commission, Councilman Joe Borelli, who
represents Staten Island's South Shore, wrote a letter to the speaker telling her that he doesn't want a
jail in his district.
Councilman Joseph Borelli, who
represents Rossville, where the
city examined the idea of
jail site on a tract of land owned by the Department of Correction along the Arthur Kill, is also against the idea.
«Any attempt by the
city to target College Point for a proposed
jail site will be met by fierce and complete opposition,» said Councilman Paul Vallone, who
represents the area.