Colby Hamilton, Writer, WNYC News
Colby Hamilton is a general assignment reporter. He originally joined WNYC as a political blogger. He's a proud graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr. arrested on corruption charges
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 03:19 PM
Just when he thought he was out of the woods: earlier today Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr. of Brooklyn was arrested on bribery charges. From WNYC:
Federal prosecutors say William Boyland Jr. allegedly accepted more than $250,000 in bribes, and he is expected to appear in court Tuesday.
Boyland's attorney, Richard Rosenberg, said he had would wait to see what the allegations are before commenting.
The authorities, from the U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn, say the alleged actions took place over the past two years.
Three weeks ago, a Manhattan jury found the Brooklyn Democrat not guilty of charges alleging he took a no-show job in exchange for doing political favors for a corrupt hospital executive.
Boyland's attorneys argued that money the Assemblyman received from a hospital was legitimate consulting fees instead of bribes.
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Comments [2]
This is just the tip of the FBI undercover iceberg and a lot of elected officials, City and State employees must be shaking in their "BOOTS"
"The Prisoner of City Hall" is not going to be happy once he "READS" the charges.Before there was the "Oracle at Delphi" there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli
VJ Machiavelli
Power to the People who "VOTE"
Surprise, surprise, surprise, he's a Democrat and dumb, too, committing much of the new crime while being charged with other crimes.
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