Actually, what I'm pointing out is that the electorate in Nassau County is
incredibly dumb. This guy Mangano, whom they voted into office in 2009, was
clearly a crook. He became county executive and privatized everything he
could and has been getting kickbacks from the day he took office. The story
I told you about the guy in the seventies, is just an example of how bad
things are here. Our police were over paid and notorious for decades. I'm
not sure about what happened in the Nassau polls since the video of Trump
came to light, but Trump was clearly in the lead here up until that point.
Nassau and Suffolk counties were always Republican. People moved from New
York City to Nassau and Suffolk after World War 2 and turned instantly from
Democrats to Republicans.
Miriam
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I forget where I came across this, but I read a comment somewhere to the
effect that, have you ever noticed that in other countries politicians first
go to jail and then hold political office while in the United States they
first hold political office and then go to jail. I suppose what you are
pointing out is that there are exceptions.
On 10/21/2016 8:53 PM, Frank Ventura wrote:
Here is another republican who actually was still popular after beingreleased from jail. At least his daughter was pretty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_J._Velellawas jailed for corruption. His wife contributed money to Helen Keller
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county executive
Many years ago, we had a popular Nassau County Republican politician who
MiriamMangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested Thursday
BY: Robert E. Kessler Robert E. Kessler Nassau County Executive Edward
The federal corruption charges center on a relationship involving Mangano,Venditto and a person identified only as a co-conspirator in the 13-count
I'm going to go to work. America's the greatest country in the world.legal defense possible and to continue to fight for him, regardless of who
And you'll have an opportunity to hear everything and decide for
yourselves. God bless you. Mangano's lawyer, Kevin Keating of Garden
City, refuted the allegations that the county executive was involved
in a scheme to get Singh county contracts. "The indictment is utterly
devoid of any coherent allegation that Mr. Mangano engaged in any
official action for Mr. Singh - as he did not," Keating said in a
statement. "These charges will be vigorously defended as Mr. Mangano
continues to serve the County. The attorney also disputed the
allegations involving Oyster Bay, saying Mangano "had absolutely no
authority or influence over any decision Oyster Bay officials made to
extend to Mr. Singh a loan guarantee. There is no record of Singh
getting paid for providing bread to the jail, and sources said he
withdrew from fulfilling the contract. But it would be a crime to
obtain the contract in a corrupt manner even if it wasn't fulfilled.
Keating declined to respond to a question about the jail contract.
Linda Mangano's attorney, John Carman of Garden City, declined to
comment afterward. Venditto did not comment Thursday, but his
attorney, Brian Griffin of Garden City, said in a
statement: "John Venditto has served the citizens of the Town of
Oyster Bay for 40 years, with great distinction. He has been diligent,
caring and ethical throughout his years of service. "Although Mr.
Venditto takes this indictment seriously, to be very clear, he has
entered a not guilty plea and intends to defend against it
vigorously," Griffin said. Griffin declined to say whether Venditto
plans to continue in office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz
said during the arraignment that the government wants to have Griffin
removed as Venditto's attorney because the federal investigation is
continuing into Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay, and Griffin
has a conflict of interest. Gatz, who is conducting the overall
corruption investigation along with prosecutors Catherine Mirabile and
Raymond Tierney, said Griffin represents other people involved in the
investigation. Gatz did not name the others, but Griffin also
represents Mangano's chief deputy, Rob Walker, who has acknowledged
that he is part of an ongoing investigation into Nassau contracts.
Walker has not been charged with any crimes and has denied any
wrongdoing. Griffin said he had explained the situation to Venditto,
who had no objection to Griffin continuing to represent him.
Feuerstein gave the government until Oct. 28 to submit motions as to
why Griffin should be removed. Anthony La Pinta, the attorney for
Singh, who has been reported by Newsday to be in plea negotiations
with prosecutors, declined to comment on the status of Singh's
cooperation with the government, if any. In a statement released after
the hearing, La Pinta
said: "My priority is to provide Harendra Singh with the most powerful
According to sources familiar with the government's case, it did notdepend on Singh's cooperation. In Long Island's Eastern District, Singh
Edward Mangano "pressures" Venditto to vote on town board resolutionshardwood flooring from Singh, prosecutors said. March 2014 to December 2015:
to amend concession agreements on Singh's behalf. January 2010 to
February
2015: The Manganos receive massage chair, Panerai Luminor watch, and
FBI serves eight grand jury subpoenas on Town of Oyster Bay. Jan. 13,2015:
FBI interviews Linda Mangano at Bethpage residence. Jan. 15, 2015 tofor Singh, prosecutors said. July 1, 2015: Newsday reports Singh, involved
present: The Manganos meet with FBI and "fabricate stories" to explain
Linda Mangano's employment. Feb. 3, 2015: FBI serves Linda Mangano
with grand jury subpoena also requesting records related to employment
for Singh. May 20,
2015: Linda Mangano provides "fabricated examples of work" she performed
A July 2012 trip was scheduled for St. John in the U.S. Virgin IslandsSept.
and a second trip, scheduled for July 2013, was for the Turks and
Caicos, where Singh arranged for the Manganos to stay in a two-bedroom
oceanfront suite for $4,961. An email dated June 3, 2013, sent by a
travel agent to Singh, said the total cost of a trip to the Turks and
Caicos for Singh, Singh's guests and the Manganos was $17,498. A
source familiar with the situation said the 2012 trip might have been
canceled but that Mangano and his family went on the second trip to
the Turks and Caicos. Edward Mangano's attorney Kevin Keating of
Garden City said of those reports: "There is absolutely no story here.
The Manganos and the Singhs have been friends for many, many years,
lifelong friends. Aug. 11, 2015: Nassau District Attorney Madeline
Singas to investigate trips by Mangano and Oyster Bay Deputy Town
Attorney Frederick Mei. Singh's attorney said Mangano and Singh
vacationed together and split costs. Documents obtained by Newsday
indicate Singh also paid for three trips taken by Mei to India and
South Korea in 2010 and 2012. Aug. 21,
2015: FBI raids Singh's Bethpage offices. Aug. 31, 2015: Mei resigns.
9, 2015: Singh is arrested on a 13-count indictment. Freed on $5tells Newsday he gave Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice documents in
million bond. Six of the counts accused Singh of paying a bribe to a
former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney to get an "indirect guarantee"
of $32 million in loans for his businesses, including food concessions
he ran at town beaches and a town golf course. Other charges included
defrauding the IRS by not reporting millions of dollars in wages paid
to employees of his restaurants and fraudulently collecting almost $1
million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The latter
accusation refers to Singh collecting the money for falsely claiming
his Water's Edge restaurant in Long Island City was damaged during
superstorm Sandy. Sept. 13, 2015: Singh employees tell Newsday that
Edward Mangano ate for free at Singh's restaurants. Sept. 23,
2015: Whistleblower Christopher Briggs, a former Oyster Bay constable,
Town of Brookhaven severs financial ties with Singh's company. One of hisrestaurants, Water's Edge in Long Island City, closes after employees walked
Venditto interviewed by FBI again and claims to have never receivedanything of value from Singh. Prosecutors said he received limousine
August 2016: Singh released from jail after eight months of detention.arrested and named in the 13-count indictment alleging extortion, bribery,
October 2016: Mangano and Venditto, along with Linda Mangano, were
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