Westchester County DA Concedes Election Following Criticism Over His Handling Of The Mount Vernon Police Tapes

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George Joseph
WNYC News | Jul 16, 2020

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino has conceded defeat in last month's Democratic primary. The race against progressive challenger Mimi Rocah, a former federal prosecutor, was expected to be close. But the incumbent lost handily, following sustained criticism over his office's handling of secret recordings made by a whistleblower cop in Mount Vernon. The recordings, first aired in a WNYC series in June, contained detailed allegations of police officers framing innocent civilians and collaborating inappropriately with drug dealers.

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