Ex-union leader at Rikers Island jail convicted of corruption

The former union boss at New York City's Rikers Island jail has been convicted of corruption. A federal jury in Manhattan on Wednesday found Norman Seabrook guilty of honest services wire fraud. The... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Lee Myung-bak is the country’s fourth leader to be convicted of corruption offenses committed while in office......»»

Scott Olson/Getty Images Redressing mass incarceration has taken on a new urgency during the coronavirus pandemic.  In New York alone, more than 700 prisoners and corrections officers have tested positive for COVID-19. At Rikers Island, the bigges.....»»

Sean Hernandez says he covers his mouth and nose with a t-shirt or towel when he leaves his cell, the only defense he can improvise against the coronavirus outbreak now sweeping through New York’s Rikers Island jail system......»»

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The United Auto Workers union is disbanding its Region 5 office, based in Hazelwood, after its leader was indicted by the feds and resigned. The Detroit News reported that Region 8, based outside Nashville, likely would absorb the southern tier of .....»»

The acting head of the United Auto Workers says the corruption scandal plaguing the union will get worse before it gets better, but he's confident he can fix the mess (Nov. 6) &.....»»

Marriott International Inc. is undertaking an update of W Hotels, and will showcase its plans at a prominent property in Manhattan. Marriott acquired the W New York Union Square for $206 million,... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The city’s $9 billion plan to build four jail towers to replace Rikers Island passed, as expected, through the City Council yesterday, but not without at least one council member lodging... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

New York City Council Votes To Close Rikers Island Jail Lawmakers in New York City voted Thursday .....»»

Manhattan , and climbing fastest for the most-expensi… apartments in the borough. Super-luxury rents—the top 5% of the market by price—jumped 9.1% in September from a year earlier to a median of... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

As a vote nears for the mayor's plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex and build borough-based jails, the City Council will advance a bill to prohibit any future jails on the island. NY1... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The councilman representing Rikers Island sees a sunny if smelly future for the expiring jail complex. Queens Councilman Costa Constantinides is proposing that when the city shutters its infamous... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

 A former top Long Island official has been convicted at his federal corruption retrial. Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife were found guilty on Friday in Central... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Popular leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his conviction last year on charges of corruption and money laundering......»»

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been pardoned and released from jail. The long-time opposition leader convicted of sodomy and sentenced to five years in jail, w.....»»

The de Blasio administration opted for a more politically feasible jail site in the Bronx Thursday as part of its push to close Rikers Island, eschewing another location that was considered more... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Elected officials and an affordable housing group in the Bronx vowed Wednesday to stop a new jail planned for Mott Haven as part of the city's effort to close Rikers Island. The only problem? None of... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The Rikers Island jail complex has long been a source of shame for this city, and we are gratified that the de Blasio administration is pushing forward with a plan to close it. Razing Rikers is... To view the full story, click the title link......»»