A former New York City councilman is due in federal court. Prosecutors have signaled he could plead guilty to unspecified charges in a corruption investigation. Miguel Martinez resigned Tuesday in a one-line letter to the council speaker. The court hearing is set for Thursday morning. On Monday, federal prosecutors notified the court they intended to [...]
A New York City councilman who has been investigated in connection with council members’ links to nonprofit groups and a slush fund has resigned. Miguel Martinez wrote a one-line letter to the council speaker on Tuesday announcing his immediate resignation. He gave no explanation for leaving. A person familiar with an investigation into a slush [...]
Despite the Big Apple’s fiscal crisis, City Council members went on a spending spree with taxpayer money last year, snatching up expensive furniture, flashy electronics, wedding invitations and a bizarre order of school supplies. A Post review of the council’s expense reports at Staples and J&R, where city lawmakers have tax-free business accounts, revealed a [...]
