From the NY Post:Broke and disgraced ex-pol Hiram Monserrate lost his high-powered defense lawyer this morning after a judge refused to let him use taxpayer money to pay his bills.
Manhattan federal Judge Colleen McMahon told the unemployed Queens Democrat that only a defendant who can afford to pay for legal representation gets to choose his lawyer.
She also called Monserrate's past relationship with lawyer Joseph Tacopina "absolutely irrelevant" to the rules governing the selection of court-appointed lawyers.
Tacopina -- who said he charges $750 an hour -- previously represented Monserrate on domestic-violence charges that got him booted from the state Senate after he was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend.
Monserrate, who's currently charged with misusing more than $100,000 in "slush" funds while serving on the City Council, declined to comment after the court hearing.
When asked what he was doing to find work, Monserrate -- who never took off his tightly buttoned, black wool coat -- only raised his eyebrows and shrugged.
In recent court papers, Monserrate claimed he had $128,000 in debts and only $100 to his name.
11 comments:
Kleenex stock will rise dramatically with the publication of this article.
Lucky he gets that $26,000 pension from the pd,considering he did nothing......useless empty suit.What goes around comes around. Eric Adams ,you're next.....
He's not broke, he just want's a free hand out rather than living like the rest of us. Goodbye Monte!
How is the girl he tore up? Has she healed and who is paying her bills, not to mention those of people he attacked in the past.
Fork him! He's done.
hes got TULLY money from willets point ,
Kleenex stock will rise dramatically with the publication of this article.
Who's going to "choke their chicken" to this article?
Tacopina charges $750/hour? shouldn't this be a crime?
Who's going to "choke their chicken" to this article?
Big, Hairy Balls!!!
Who's going to "choke their chicken" to this article?
Big, Hairy Balls!!!
What are you talking about?????
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