Draft:List of New York political scandals
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This is a timeline of political scandals in the State of New York, United States.
Primarily included here are events involving officials that led to their expulsion, conviction, or resignation. Events leading to officials being rebuked, denounced, censured, admonished, condemned, suspended, reprimanded, found in contempt, found to have acted improperly, or of using poor judgment are not included, unless the scandal is exceptional. Events involving a politician that took place before or after their term in office are not included, unless they specifically stem from acts made while in office, and were discovered afterwards.
Timeline[edit]
1788–2014[edit]
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2015[edit]
- John L. Sampson (D) State Senator of 19th District, was charged with attempting to cover up the embezzlement of $400,000 from the sale of foreclosed homes by a developer. He was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statements and sentenced to five years in prison.[1]
- William Scarborough (D) State Assembly, pled guilty to the illegal use of campaign funds and resigned his seat. He was then tried, convicted and sentenced to 13 months in federal prison.[2]
- Sheldon Silver (D) State Assembly was indicted on charges that he had collected nearly $4 million in bribes and kickbacks. He was convicted which was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was retried and convicted again and sentenced to 7 years.[3][4]
2016[edit]
- William Nojay (R) State Assembly from District 113, was being investigated for embezzlement from a trust fund for which he was responsible. He was due in court for indictment, when he killed himself. The court records were sealed.[5]
- Marc Panepinto (D) State Senator of the 60th District, was accused of sexually harassing a female staff member and then offering her money and/or a job to not testify against him. Though there was no public disclosure, he abruptly decided not to run for re-election. Later, he pled guilty to one charge of corruption and was sentenced to two months in prison.[6][7]
- John Girodes (R) Candidate for State Senate in Harlem in District 30. During the campaign, he was accused of running a false apartment rental scheme which bilked thousands of dollars from prospective renters. He was found guilty and sentenced to three to six years in prison.[8][9]
- John Michalek (D) Justice of the NY Supreme Court, was accused of bribery for arranging illegal donations to Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo. He pled guilty and resigned from the bench.[10][11]
2017[edit]
- Sam Hoyt (D) State Assembly from the 144th District, and president of Empire State Development, was charged with sexual harassment by a women with whom he had a two year relationship. Hoyt paid her $50,000 in hush money, but was sued by the woman anyway. He then resigned his position.[12]
2018[edit]
- Pamela Harris (D) State Assembly from the 46th District, was accused of fraudulently claiming that Hurricane Sandy forced her from her sea side home and allowed her to collect government relief funds from several different programs, which she then spent on expensive vacations and luxury goods. She pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Administration and witness tampering. She was sentenced to 6 months in jail.[13]
- Eric T. Schneiderman (D) NY State Attorney General, was accused of physical abuse by three women he was intimate with and one other unnamed women when the charges were made public, he resigned.[14]
- Joseph Percoco (D) Executive Deputy Secretary to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D) was accused of soliciting and accepting $300,000 in bribes from two energy companies in conjunction with the Buffalo Billion development plan. He was found guilty and sentenced to six years.[15]
2020[edit]
- Andrew Cuomo (D) Governor, was accused by eleven women of sexual harassment and retaliation. He resigned.[16][17]
2022[edit]
- Brian Benjamin (D) Lt. Governor was accused of bribery, fraud, conspiracy and falsification of records for a scheme to accept campaign contributions in exchange for his influence in obtaining a $50K state grant to a not for profit. He resigned.[18]
- Robert M. Berliner (D) State Supreme Court Judge from Rockland in the 9th Judicial District, was accused of engaging in prohibited political activity by introducing judicial candidates at political rallies. He resigned.[19]
See also:[edit]
- List of federal political scandals in the United States
- List of federal political sex scandals in the United States
References[edit]
- ^ Alan Feuer (January 18, 2017). "John Sampson, Once a State Senate Powerhouse, Sentenced to Prison". nytimes.com.
- ^ "William Scarborough, Ex-New York Assemblyman, Is Sentenced to 13 Months". nytimes.com. September 14, 2015.
- ^ Benjamin Weiser (May 11, 2018). "Sheldon Silver is Convicted in 2nd Corruption Trial". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver sentenced to 7 years in prison". nbcnews.com. July 27, 2018.
- ^ "RPD: NYS Assemblyman Bill Nojay died by suicide". 13wham.com. September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Former State Senator Marc Panepinto pleads guilty to public corruption". wgrz.com. June 29, 2018.
- ^ Phil Fairbanks (December 23, 2020). "Panepinto gets 2 months in prison for bid to cover up sexual advances". buffalonews.com.
- ^ "NY state Senate candidate Jon Girodes accused of running Craigslist rental scam". abc7ny.com. October 14, 2016.
- ^ Rebecca Rosenberg (September 6, 2017). "Former senate candidate gets prison for Craigslist rent scam". nypost.com.
- ^ Phil Fairbanks (October 10, 2018). "Pigeon pleads guilty to arranging illegal donation to Cuomo". buffalonews.com.
- ^ Christine Streich (September 28, 2018). "Political operative admits to bribing judge". wkbw.com.
- ^ Joseph Spector (October 31, 2017). "NY official resigns as affair revealed". wamc.org.
- ^ "Former Brooklyn Assemblywoman Sentenced to Prison For Multiple Fraud Schemes and Witness Tampering". justice.gov. U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, U.S. Department of Justice. October 24, 2018.
- ^ Sophie Tatum (May 8, 2018). "New York AG Eric Schneiderman resigns over assault allegations". cnn.com.
- ^ Vivian Wang and Benjamin Weiser (March 13, 2018). "Joseph Percoco, Ex-Cuomo Aide, Found Guilty in Corruption Trial". nytimes.com.
- ^ Jaclyn Diaz (August 10, 2021). "Andrew Cuomo To Resign After Investigation Finds He Sexually Harassed Multiple Women". npr.org.
- ^ "Gov. Cuomo says storm won't stop his planned resignation". apnews.com. August 21, 2021.
- ^ Marina Villenueve (April 12, 2022). "NY lieutenant governor resigns after arrest in federal probe". apnews.com.
- ^ "Rockland judge resigns to avoid investigation". midhudsonnews.com. June 23, 2022.