Brooklyn councilmembers to speak at Moreland Commission hearing
Brooklyn politicians have been plagued with reports of corruption, misdealing and other forms of illegal activity. Despite the acts of a few corrupt politicians, two City Council members from Brooklyn have been selected to speak at a hearing on public corruption.
Former state Assemblyman William Boyland has been accused of soliciting bribes in exchange for helping a carnival promoter to get permits and leases. Authorities say they recorded the lawmaker naming his price in bugged hotel rooms in Atlantic City and Manhattan. New York State Senator John Sampson has been accused of embezzling approximately $440,000 from approximately four foreclosed Brooklyn properties where he served as the court-appointed referee responsible for controlling the escrow accounts that held the proceeds from the foreclosure sales, and of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.