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Hyland Expected to be Nominated for Mayor. Hockley Raising Funds

Posted on March 10, 2011 by John Bailey

WPCNR campaign 2011: special to WPCNR from Matt Richter, the Republican Party, March 10, 2011:

Bob Hyland, the owner of the sports pub for many years in Westchester County. Previously, a candidate for County legislator has announced he is running for mayor of White Plains in the special election to be held March 11. He is expected to be nominated by the Republican party, which meets in convention this evening.

Mr. Hyland issued this statement through spokesperson, Matt Richter:

Over the last year, I along with my neighbors and friends throughout White Plains have watched with sadness as our city government has shown an absence of leadership and character that included legal and ethical charges and ultimately resulted in the resignation of the Mayor.

Today I am announcing that I am seeking the support of the people of White Plains in my effort to become the next Mayor of this great city and to restore the principles of fiscal responsibility, smart development, and strong character that the citizens of White Plains deserve. While I may be an Independent, my campaign will welcome the support of anyone who choses to join my effort to restore integrity and common sense to White Plains City Hall.

I have been a lifelong resident of White Plains. I’ve raised my family here, I’ve built my businesses here and I believe now is the time for me to give back to my hometown and ensure that our children and grandchildren will be as proud to call White Plains home as I have been.

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Meanwhile, in another part of town this evening Glen Hockley will be holding a fundraiser at Prophecy restaurant announcing his can see as an independent in the March 31 election.

And, at the YWCA, the Democratic Party will be deciding its candidate for Mayor.

Washington: Tom Roach Not Violating Hatch Act by Running for Mayor

Posted on March 10, 2011 by John Bailey

WPCNR Common Council Chronicle Examiner special to WPCNR from the Mayor’s Office, March 10, 2011:

The mayor’s office today announced that the US Office of Special Counsel in Washington, D.C., has issued a ruling on Council President Tom Roach’s eligibility to run for mayor in regard to the provisions of the Hatch Act.

The office reporting from Washington today said Mr. Roach is completely eligible to run for mayor in view of the Hatch Act. Mr. Roach, the acting mayor of White Plains and Counsel president said in a statement:

“I am pleased that the office of special counsel issued their decision so swiftly and confirmed my position so completely. Hopefully, the Republican Party will cease this baseless political maneuvering and join me in focusing on the real issues facing our city and its residents.”

At the time the Republican party raised this issue, the BPC Adar, and the White Plains week television channel pointed out that the Hatch act did not apply because Mr. roach was an elected official.

The Republican Party in a letter to the media charged Mr. Roach was in violation of the Hatch Act, but did not file any injunctions asking the court to stop the special election of March 31..

In a letter to Mr. Roach of March 7 made public today, . Anna Galindo– Marrone, Chief of the Hatch Act Unit of the US Office of Special Counsel, Washington, DC wrote:

“generally, an employee covered by the act may not, among other things, be a candidate for public office in a partisan election, I E, an election in which any candidate represents for example, the Republican or Democratic Party. However, the act specifically exempts certain state and local employees from prohibition against being a candidate for public office in a partisan election individuals whose principal employment is an elective office are among those persons were exempt from this prohibition.”

“Thus, when an individual is subject to the restrictions of the Hatch act by virtue of an elective office he holds, this exemption applies and the individual is not prohibited from being a candidate in a partisan election for an example, an elected Sheriff covered by the Hatch act by virtue of his position as a sheriff would not be prohibited from running for reelection, or otherwise being a candidate in a partisan election.”

Ms. Galindo – Morrone quotes the city charter, paragraph 46, pointing out that when the the president of the common Council shall act as mayor and possess all the rights of man, etc. Ms. Galindo Morrone writes “in addition to performing the duties of Council President, you are serving as the acting mayor until the vacancy is filled as provided by law. However, your current salary from the city is in accordance with your position. The Council President. Additionally, the city charter provides that such a person who acts as mayor shall be the acting mayor until the vacancy no longer exists. It is axiomatic that although you generally possess the powers and rights of marriage. You do not hold the office of mayor. Therefore, your principal employment for purposes of the Hatch act is as Council President and your coverage under the act is determined in accordance with that position because your position on the council is an elective office.”

“Even assuming you are covered by the Hatch act in that position. You would be exempt from the act’s prohibition against being a candidate for public office in a partisan election while employed on the Council. Accordingly, the Hatch act does not prohibit you from being a candidate in the partisan election for mayor of White Plains, New York. While employed on the council therefore, we are closing the file on this matter, with no further action,”

EX-NYPD OFFICER SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS FOR TRANSPORTING MINORS X STATELINES FOR L

Posted on March 7, 2011 by John Bailey

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. Special to WPCNR from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. March 7,2011:

PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that United States District Judge KENNETH M. KARAS sentenced TRENT YOUNG, 42, a former New York City police officer, to 262 months’ imprisonment for his transportation of three different minors across state lines for purposes of engaging in illegal sexual activity. The sentencing took place at the prison ward of the Westchester Medical Center, where YOUNG is being treated for a terminal illness.

According to the charges in the indictment to which YOUNG pled guilty and statements made in court at the guilty plea proceeding on July 2009 and at the sentencing today:

YOUNG operated a martial arts studio out of his home in Middletown, New York. In or about the Spring of 2006, YOUNG opened “Iron Tiger Martial Arts” (“Iron Tiger”), a martial arts studio in West Milford, New Jersey. On an occasion in or about October or November 2006, Young brought a 14-year-old minor from Middletown to Iron Tiger and engaged in sexual intercourse with her. In or about November or December 2006, Young brought a second minor, who was then 16 years old, to Iron Tiger and engaged in sexual intercourse with her as well.

Prior to these indictments, in or about April 2003, YOUNG drove another 14-year-old minor from her home in Brooklyn, New York, to YOUNG’s home in Middletown, New York, traveling through New Jersey, and engaged in sexual intercourse with her.

In pleading guilty, YOUNG admitted that he transported each of the three minors across state lines for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity and that, after transporting the minors across state lines, he engaged in sexual intercourse with each of them. He also admitted that he exercised supervisory control over each of the three minors.

Following his arrest in January 2008, YOUNG was detained without bail.

In imposing the 262-month sentence on YOUNG, Judge KARAS underscored that the “extraordinarily high” sentence was appropriate in light of what YOUNG did to the girls he chose as his victims. According to KARAS, the “magnitude of the conduct here outweighs the medical issues” faced by YOUNG.

Mr. BHARARA praised the efforts and assistance of the FBI, the Middletown Police Department, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department, the West Milford, New Jersey, Police Department, and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

The prosecution is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division. Assistant United States Attorney MARCIA S. COHEN is in charge of the prosecution.

Investment Fraud Case Results in Guilty Plea

Posted on March 6, 2011 by John Bailey

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. Special to WPCNR from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. March 6,2011:

PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced recently that STEPHEN SHEA, the former chief operating officer at Sky Capital, LLC, has pled guilty in Manhattan federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud investors through two successive securities broker-dealers—The Thornwater Company, L.P. (“Thornwater”), and Sky Capital, LLC.

According to the superseding indictment to which SHEA pled guilty, and statements made during the guilty plea proceedings before U.S. District Judge PAUL A. CROTTY:

From 1998 through 2006, SHEA participated in a scheme with ROSS MANDELL, ADAM HARRINGTON, and others to defraud investors through material misrepresentations and omissions that induced people to invest in private placements and other purported securities investment opportunities. In fact, investor funds were substantially used to enrich the defendants and others; to pay excessive, undisclosed commissions to brokers; and to pay off victims who had lost money through prior purported investment opportunities.

In connection with the scheme, brokers, acting primarily from the offices of Thornwater and Sky Capital, LLC, in New York, New York, raised a total of approximately $140 million from investors. MANDELL allegedly controlled the operations of both broker-dealers.

As part of the scheme, brokers at Sky Capital, LLC, manipulated the market price of the stock of two affiliated entities, Sky Capital Holdings Ltd., and Sky Capital Enterprises Inc. (collectively “Sky Capital”). SHEA and others directed the market manipulation of Sky Capital stocks by enforcing a “no-net sales” policy designed to inflate the price of Sky Capital stocks. SHEA, and allegedly MANDELL and HARRINGTON, made undisclosed payments to Sky Capital brokers in exchange for their assistance with this aspect of the scheme.

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SHEA, 38, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud charges. The conspiracy count carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and the securities fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. SHEA faces a maximum fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense on the conspiracy count, and a maximum fine of $5 million on the securities fraud count. SHEA also faces mandatory restitution to the victims of his crimes. The charges against MANDELL and HARRINGTON remain pending and are merely accusations. They are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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Mr. BHARARA praised the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He thanked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its assistance in this matter.

This case was brought in coordination with President BARACK OBAMA’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, on which Mr. BHARARA serves as a co-chair of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Working Group. President OBAMA established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated, and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes.

The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes.