The Journal News by Timothy O'Connor - November 29, 2010
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK — Lawyer Anthony Mangone said today that he paid "tens of thousands of dollars" to a go-between to bribe former Yonkers Councilwoman Sandy Annabi. Mangone, 37, of Purchase, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to public corruption charges stemming from the investigation into the city council's handling of the Longfellow School project, a housing re-development plan involving two shuttered city schools. The one-time protege of former state. Sen. Nicholas Spano, R-Yonkers, also pleaded guilty to tax charges in a separate case, admitting that he hid more than $120,000 in income from the IRS in 2006 and 2007. He faces up to 45 years in prison when he is sentenced in the two cases March 18. Annabi and former Yonkers Republican Party Chairman Zehy Jereis have pleaded not guilty in the case. They were indicted along with Mangone on Jan. 6. Their charges also include accusations that Jereis and Annabi conspired to sell her vote on the controversial $630 million Ridge Hill project. Annabi was a vocal opponent of the project but switched her vote allegedly at Jereis' behest. Federal prosecutors said Jereis paid Annabi $160,000 in bribes between 2004 and 2008. Annabi's vote was decisive in getting the council to approve the project. In the Longfellow School project, Mangone said he gave $30,000 to Jereis in 2006 to give to Annabi to change her vote on the project. Mangone represented the developer in the project, Milio Management. "I told my client that he would have to pay the cash to Sandy Annabi to get her to switch her vote," he said. tpoconnor@lohud.com
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK — Lawyer Anthony Mangone said today that he paid "tens of thousands of dollars" to a go-between to bribe former Yonkers Councilwoman Sandy Annabi. Mangone, 37, of Purchase, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to public corruption charges stemming from the investigation into the city council's handling of the Longfellow School project, a housing re-development plan involving two shuttered city schools. The one-time protege of former state. Sen. Nicholas Spano, R-Yonkers, also pleaded guilty to tax charges in a separate case, admitting that he hid more than $120,000 in income from the IRS in 2006 and 2007. He faces up to 45 years in prison when he is sentenced in the two cases March 18. Annabi and former Yonkers Republican Party Chairman Zehy Jereis have pleaded not guilty in the case. They were indicted along with Mangone on Jan. 6. Their charges also include accusations that Jereis and Annabi conspired to sell her vote on the controversial $630 million Ridge Hill project. Annabi was a vocal opponent of the project but switched her vote allegedly at Jereis' behest. Federal prosecutors said Jereis paid Annabi $160,000 in bribes between 2004 and 2008. Annabi's vote was decisive in getting the council to approve the project. In the Longfellow School project, Mangone said he gave $30,000 to Jereis in 2006 to give to Annabi to change her vote on the project. Mangone represented the developer in the project, Milio Management. "I told my client that he would have to pay the cash to Sandy Annabi to get her to switch her vote," he said. tpoconnor@lohud.com
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12 comments:
Was Mangone's head up Ms. Pirro's ass?
(Answer: yes)
The big question is how much did Mangone tell about Westchester corruption to save his hairy white behind from a very long stint in the big house.
Mangone's saving of his shiny white ass means that a grand jury will surely indict a whole bunch of westchester thugs very soon.
ho, ho, ho.....
Clearly, these are amateurs.
The biggest crooks know how to get away with their crimes.
NY's form of a "Stalinist" Show trial and magical "sleight of hand". Look over here, this government hand is fighting hard against corruption. Don't pay attention to the other hand holding the cape and covering all the scurrying lawyer/politician/thieves and crooked judges selling their votes/decisions. Where are the indictments for Sampson, Silver and Lippman?
The NY magical dog and pony show loses its charm quickly.
Wikileaks has Bank of America info to release.
I wonder if Scarpino's name is going to be on any of those documents?
Mangone is a bag man to the powers to be! Step on him and everything will come out! The SS combo - SpanoScarpino (Perone Barone, S. Miller et al.) puppets of Pirro! The fbi has had these names on their flow charts for years and nothing happens! Who is getting greased?
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