Jailed Ex-Brooklyn Assemlywoman Cleared To Run For District Leader

Written by Chris Bragg on . Posted in Blog.




From today’s Heard Around Town:

* Crooked politicians of New York City, rejoice! Ex-Brooklyn Assemblywoman Diane Gordon, who in 2008 was convicted on eight counts of receiving bribes and official misconduct, has shown that a return to politics after prison is possible. Gordon, after two years in lock-up, is now running for district leader against AssemblywomanInez Barron. But Gordon had her petitions challenged on the grounds that a felony conviction precluded Gordon from being on the ballot, and there were some legal questions about whether she would be eligible for a comeback. At a hearing yesterday, though, New York City Board of Elections general counsel Steve Richman issued an opinion stating that Gordon would be allowed on the ballot – because her parole had ended in late May. Let the speculation about Carl Kruger’s return to politics begin!




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  • http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com VJ Machiavelli

    She did the crime and the time so why not run for office and let the voters decide.

    Before there was the “Oracle of Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli

    VJ Machiavelli
    Power to the People who “VOTE”