Some of our politicians simply refuse to let us down when it comes to the negative stereotype.
The FBI on Thursday announced indictments against N.Y. State Senator Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr. on charges of accepting bribes in exchange for official acts as lawmakers.
The two lawmakers were among eight people indicted in bribery schemes that collectively exceeded $1 million, the FBI said.
The FBI said in a press release that Kruger allegedly accepted more than $1 million in bribes from a lobbyist, a real estate developer and and health care consultant, all of whom were also charged.
Authorities charged that from at least 2006 through March 2011, KRUGER “received a stream of bribes totaling at least $1 million in exchange for taking official actions on behalf of the bribe payers as opportunities arose.”
And rather than receive the payments directly, he allegedly funneled them to the accounts of two shell companies established by MICHAEL TURANO—Olympian Strategic Development Corp. (“Olympian”) and Bassett Brokerage (“Bassett”).
Authorities also charged that Assemblyman Boyland accepted $177,000 in bribes from a hospital executive.
