Posted on 10/27/2017 4:53:10 PM PDT by blueyon
A major donor to New York City's mayor testified Thursday that he gave money to Bill de Blasio’s campaign fund in exchange for access and favors.
Jona Rechnitz, 34, a felon who pleaded guilty in March to making contributions in exchange for favors from government officials, made the claim when he appeared as a witness in the corruption trial of former city correction-union chief Norman Seabrook.
Rechnitz is accused of bribing Seabrook to invest $20 million in union pension money in a friend’s hedge fund, the New York Post reported.
But the topic quickly moved on to de Blasio, with whom Rechnitz had a history.
“We’re going to become significant contributors, but we want access,” he claimed to have to told de Blasio fund-raiser Ross Offinger.
After committing to about $50,000 to $100,000 in donations, the favors began to come in. He said in court that de Blasio “told me to call if there’s anything I need, always be in touch, and he really appreciated my support and friendship.”
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Good thing DeBlowjobio is a Democrat or he’d be in big trouble.
The purpose of the Democrat Party is to elect thieves to public office so that they can use the power of government to loot the public treasuries and steal from hard working taxpayers.
He’ll still be reelected.
Nothing new, just tribes being tribes.
Democraps...their corruption doesn't count.
Let’s see.....How many crimes will be prosecuted from this lead?
I suppose that might form the basis for probable cause and a search warrant, right?
Yup.
He has a pretty decent opponent but sadly she’s 40 points behind. NY should be ashamed of itself, this twerp makes Dinkins look good.
The rat empire runs deep with republican help. Go where the endless money is
I was too young to know what was going on when Dinkins was mayor. What was he like?
Sad, but true.
There was tons of crime and racial discord, the whole city was a cesspool. Staten Island wanted to secede.
Perhaps our political history expert DJ can expound if he has the time.
Picture a city completely out of control, epic-level crime, over 2,000 murders a year. Picture a Mayor who spends most of his time at the tennis courts of Forest Hills.
That’s David Dinkins.
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