The Daily News reports that Congressman Eliot Engel has failed to provide full disclosure about a large personal loan he received from a campaign contributor. Engel borrowed between $100,000 to $250,000 from a long-time political contributor to buy a Bronx apartment.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Engel in Hot Water on Personal Loan
The Daily News reports that Congressman Eliot Engel has failed to provide full disclosure about a large personal loan he received from a campaign contributor. Engel borrowed between $100,000 to $250,000 from a long-time political contributor to buy a Bronx apartment.
Seabrook Circus Begins Again
Part 2 of Councilman Larry Seabrook's corruption trial is under way and it already has a lot of the craziness we saw in the first trial, which ended in a mistrial. Seabrook, who is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a not-for-profit, started off by insisting that prosecutors call him "Councilman Seabrook” or “Mr. Seabrook” but never just “Seabrook.” A Daily News editorial suggests maybe he should be called "Your Majesty" or just plain "guilty".
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