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Scandals Break (and Break and Break) in New York

By Dana ChivvisMar 3rd 2010 – 6:38PM
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NEW YORK (March 3) -- Political scandals are piling up at an astonishing pace in New York, even by the standards of a state distinguished for dysfunction. Within just a few hours today, three scandals involving New York politicians emerged, each with its own twist. Gov. David Paterson, who is holding onto his seat as...

hiram monserrate News From the Web

  • 05/17/12 OUSTED POLITICIAN GUILTY OF FRAUD Source: The Times Newsweekly - Ridgewood NY Former State Sen. Hiram Monserrate Former City Council Member and State Sen. Hiram Monserrate pled guilty last Friday, May 4, in Manhattan federal court to mail fraud offenses relating to his misuse of more than $ 100,000 in City Council discretionary funds, it was announced.
  • 05/07/12 Ex-Sen. Monserrate Admits Using Council Funds to... Source: The Chief Leader - New York NY Hiram Monserrate, a former City Councilman who was kicked out of the State Senate after a domestic-violence conviction, pleaded guilty May 4 to Federal charges that he directed $100,000 in Council discretionary funds to his Senate campaign.
  • 05/05/12 Girlfriend-Slasher Hiram Monserrate Will FINALLY Go To... Source: The Long Island City / Astoria Journal - Queens NY Disgraced former State Senator and esteemed pizzaiolo Hiram Monserrate pleaded guilty to corruption charges yesterday after being indicted for misusing taxpayer money during his past stint as a councilmember.
  • 05/05/12 Off to the slammer Source: New York Post - New York NY A crooked pol who avoided prison time for beating his girlfriend won't catch the same break for swindling city taxpayers.
  • 05/04/12 Top Headlines Around the Web Source: The Queens Courier - Queens NY Mayor Bloomberg dropped a bombshell in the middle of his annual budget presentation yesterday by declaring that municipal workers who've toiled without contracts for as long as 3 1/2 years won't get retroactive pay raises — even after he leaves office.

Background on hiram monserrate

Hiram Monserrate (born July 12, 1967) is a former member of the New York State Senate. He represented the 13th District which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Woodside.

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