Does anyone beside me notice something about the subject of this investigation beside me? Sheila Jackson? Maxine Waters? And so on?
ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York state lawmaker was accused of pocketing tens of thousands of dollars meant for Superstorm Sandy victims in an 11-count felony indictment unveiled Tuesday.
Assemblywoman Pamela Harris, a Brooklyn Democrat, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn federal court, where she faced fraud, conspiracy, witness tampering, false statement and obstruction of justice charges.
Federal prosecutors accused Harris of four separate fraudulent schemes, including two separate plans to pocket Hurricane Sandy money by falsely claiming the 2012 storm forced her from her Brooklyn home and into a Staten Island residence, according to the indictment.
It doesn't seem to matter where in the country they come from.
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