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Slush Aide Admits Nepotism

A former Council staffer who plead guilty to misusing public funds in the slush fund scandal has agreed to pay a $2,500 fine for improperly employing his daughter.Asquith Reid, who used to work for Councilman Kendall Stewart of Brooklyn, admitted in a deposition made public just now that his daughter was hired by Read More

Report: Two Former Stewart Staffers Will Plead Guilty to Embezzling

One Stewart’s rivals, Jumaane Williams, said he will call for the councilman’s resignation at a press conference later today.

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Report: Two Former Stewart Staffers Will Plead Guilty to Embezzling

Two former staffers to Kendall Stewart are going to plead guilty to embezzling $145,000 in public money earmarked for a nonprofit group and directing it to relatives in Jamaica, according to British Caribbean News. One Stewart’s rivals, Jumaane Williams, said he will call for the councilman’s resignation at a press conference later today. A message Read More

Quinn Fields Questions, Says Little About Indictment of Council Staffers

At a press conference about legislative matters just now, Christine Quinn was asked if the indictment of two Kendall Stewart staffers, who allegedly pocketed taxpayer money, would affect her proposal to give the mayor’s office more authority over local funding requests.

“Obviously there is additional information everybody will get,” she said. “As Read More

Kendall Stewart Staffers Named in Indictment

The unsealed indictment from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York names Councilman Kendall Stewart's former chief of staff, Asquith Reid, and another staffer, Joycinth "Sue" Anderson.

The charges include conspiracy to commit mail fraud, money laundering conspiracy and witness tampering and center around an organization called the Donna Reid Fund, Read More