Veteran Brooklyn politicians among those secretly recorded by ex-State Senator Shirley Huntley
Former State Senator Shirley Huntley secretly recorded three Brooklyn elected officials, among others, for federal authorities last summer, according to court documents released on Wednesday, May 8.
State Senators Eric Adams, Velmanette Montgomery, and John Sampson were three of seven city politicians named in a memorandum unsealed by a federal judge.
The filing also named Queens State Senators Jose Peralta and Malcolm Smith, Councilmember Ruben Wills, Bronx State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson; Melvin Lowe, a former political consultant and associate of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; and Curtis Taylor, a former press consultant for Smith.