Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Carnival company admits they bribed Monserrate

From the Daily News:

A Bronx-based carnival company has quietly pleaded guilty to bribing ex-State Sen. Hiram Monserrate in exchange for help in securing permits for a festival in his Queens district, the Daily News has learned.

Monserrate was never charged in the carnival scheme because of a confluence of events — he was indicted in an unrelated corruption case, the FBI’s carnival investigation expanded to catch another elected official, and the cooperating witness who allegedly delivered the $7,000 payoff to Monserrate died, sources said.

The five-year statute of limitations expired last month, so Monserrate’s in the clear.

Last month in Brooklyn Federal Court, Tommy’s Midway Inc., a traveling carnival operator, pleaded guilty to the bribery conspiracy in a deal worked out with prosecutors.

The company’s officers, Thomas and Madeline Murray, were not charged. The company’s lawyer did not return a call seeking comment.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

What happened to the girlfriend/ fiancé?

Missing Foundation said...

The five-year statute of limitations expired last month, so Monserrate’s in the clear.
++++++++++
why its not a good idea to appoint someone's nephew as a judge.

Anonymous said...

Can't wait for the circus to come to town again.

Anonymous said...

Can't wait for the circus to come to town again.
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its already here!

Anonymous said...

Damned latino pols back when I was growing up politicians never took bribes from anyone their job was to look out for the community

Queens Crapper said...

Pols have been taking bribes since the dawn of democracy.

JQ said...

re:bribes,dawn,democracy

so it goes

when's his forum on money and politics at the library.monsirrate is a hooker with a penis.

carny's have been corrupt since the dawn of man also.



Anonymous said...

The circus is currently setting up across from Citifield!!!