NYC Republican Convicted in Corruption Case

[grahamhgreen]

Mr. Halloran was accused of taking part in two separate schemes. In one, he was accused of acting a liaison between Mr. Smith and Republican Party officials in an effort to get Mr. Smith on the ballot for mayor in 2013. The price for his services, according to the prosecution, was $20,000.

He was also charged with taking at least $15,000 in bribes for designating about $80,000 in New York City funds to a nonprofit entity, allowing the money to be embezzled through a no-show job.

Mr. Halloran, testifying in his defense, said the only time he took money, it was as a loan, not as a gift. He spent five days on the witness stand; on Tuesday, the jury deliberated for less than two hours before delivering a verdict.

He was found guilty of one count of conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; two counts of wire fraud, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and two counts of Travel Act bribery, each of which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/nyregion/daniel-halloran-found-guilty-of-taking-bribes-and-orchestrating-payoffs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

[Octafish]

1. Who else knows dat guy?

I mean, it's kind of confusin' da way dat's written dere.

Using surveillance video gathered by an undercover FBI agent and a government informant, prosecutors showed Halloran both accepted and arranged bribes in exchange for his City Council member item funding, and as part of a scheme to help Democratic state Senator Malcolm Smith bribe his way onto the Republican ballot line for mayor last year.

SOURCE: http://www.ny1.com/content/news/213005/former-queens-councilman-found-guilty-in-bribery-trial/

So. The FBI's going after the Big Fish now?