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November 30, 2010
Mangone Pleads Guilty to Bribing Annabi-More Indictments Coming
Rising Times
U. S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced this week that disgraced Westchester attorney, and political operative Anthony Mangone pled guilty in Federal Court to conspiracy, bribery, extortion, and tax evasion charges. In his allocution of guilt before Judge Judge George A. Yanthis, Mangone confessed that he and Zehy Jereis has given former Yonkers City Councilwoman Sandy Annabi $40,000 in cash to influence Annabi’s vote regarding the Longfellow development project with Milio Brothers Developers. Annabi has pled not guilty and has continued to proclaim her innocence.
Mangone, Annabi and Jereis were indicted last January and charged with conspiracy, bribery, and extortion in connection with the Longfellow development project, and the Ridge Hill Development project. Annabi was also charged with giving false statements, corruption and tax evasion.
No information was provided by the Feds on what Mangone has told prosecutors about Longfellow and Ride Hill, providing Annabi with cash and gifts, and any other information he may know about Westchester politics and the court. These sealed records will be opened once Mangone is charged in March of next year.
...Prosecutors also allege that Annabi switched her vote on the Ridge Hill project only after Jereis was awarded a $60,000 consulting contract by Ridge Hill developers Forest City Ratner. Jereis is alleged to have made over $100,000 in payments to Annabi over her years on the council.
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Posted by eric at November 30, 2010 10:14 AM