Nassau County, New York county legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat-Westbury) will face a primary opponent in September as his effort failed to challenge the petition signatures of North Hempstead Town Councilman Robert Troiano. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/corbin-fails-to-kick-challenger-off-ballot-1.1373366 Corbin failed to file objections in the period specified by New York State Election Law. This is hard to understand. General objections […]
Turmoil in Iran
Turmoil in Iran I was very surprised by the protest to Ahmadinejad in Iran. I was even more surprised when it continued after the supreme leader ordered the protest to stop and Mussavi to accept the results. By defying the supreme leader his position is weakened and so is the regime. What has […]
Indicted County Legislator Roger Corbin Seeks Reelection
Nassau County, New York county legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat, Westbury) has been indicted on federal charges of lying to federal agents and tax evasion relating to his deposits of 81 checks from a developer in the New Cassel Revitalization Project, which project Corbin championed. See my article, "Urban Renewal Schemer Arrested Over Checks From Developer." Nonetheless, […]
Urban Renewal Schemer Arrested Over Checks From Developer
On Long Island, New York Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat-Westbury) was arrested on charges of tax evasion and lying to federal agents about 81 checks totaling $225,000 from developer Ranjan Batheja, one of those in the urban renewal scheme known as the New Cassel Revitalization Project. Corbin has not been charged with bribery or extortion […]
Corruption: Swiss Banks To Reveal Secret Accounts
Nigerians with secret Swiss bank accounts may have to look elsewhere to stash their loot as previously inaccessible accounts in Switzerland are to be turned over to the American Government. This followed an agreement by UBS, a Swiss bank, to pay $780 million and hand in secret Swiss bank records to settle allegations […]
Officials and media call for withdrawal of Daschle nomination
In the aftermath of the contested nomination of Timothy Geithner, public officials and media outlets are calling from a withdrawal of the tax-troubled Tom Daschle’s nomination to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Daschle recently admitted to neglecting to pay nearly $140,000 in back taxes and interests relating to gifts and unreported consulting earnings. Senate […]
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