A former staffer for Queens State Sen. James Sanders Jr. says he is missing weeks of back pay, money he needs to buy food and do laundry while living in a Manhattan homeless shelter.
Larry Malcolm Smith Jr., 22, began working as a constituent liaison for Sanders on September 9, according to an email welcoming him to the district office team. He worked for the Queens senator until resigning in November, Sanders’ office confirmed.
Smith said he received two paychecks, one by mail and another through direct deposit, during his time representing Sanders in Southeast Queens and the Rockaways but is still missing about five weeks of pay. A Senate official confirmed the missing payment.
Smith said he has lived in a shelter for months and needs the money for pay for basic necessities.
“I have no money at all. I have no money for food. I have no money for laundry,” Smith told the Eagle.
“I was supposed to make $35,000 a year. I’ve been manipulated, I’ve been disrespected. I live in a shelter,” he added. “Nobody is helping me.”
3 comments:
Lesson learned-work for scum, be treated like scum. This is today's breed of politicians.
Maybe he can sell his bullhorn until the Senate can come up with the man’a money
Why did he resign from his job? Was he forced to quit because of a crime he did?
Besides all of that - goes to show what an unethical person Sanders is. Withholding paychecks is not a nice thing to do. - so much for Sanders as a champion of the working class.
Not for
Nothing buy if you’re in a shelter - they do your laundry & provide meals- & he’s being fast tracked for a housing subsidy voucher.
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