Ex-Gambino mobster John Alite now councilman in Englishtown, New Jersey
He went from lowbreaker to lawmaker. John Aright, a former Gambino crime family enforcer, was sworn in as a council member representing the sleepy New Jersey Borough in Englishtown on Wednesday. “Um, you know? You can do really good. I already had a bad past, and I'm here to redeem my entire life, and I […]
DC councilman recommended for expulsion
The committee tasked with investigating bribery allegations against Washington, D.C. City Councilman Trayon White Sr. passed a recommendation Monday to expel him for allegedly accepting more than $150,000 in bribes. The committee voted unanimously to recommend White's expulsion after reviewing a report that found “substantial evidence” that the lawmaker had violated D.C.'s code of conduct […]
NYC councilman demands judge’s resignation for freeing criminal who shot cop
A New York City councilman on Tuesday said a Queens judge showed an “astonishing lack of judgment” when he released a career criminal, who then shot and killed two people, including a police officer, and was at the center of a shootout. He said he was killed by a police officer. . Democratic City Councilman […]
Councilman Yusef Salaam — one of exonerated Central Park Five — calls for changing public safety laws after 7-year-old girl shot in NYC
Prominent city council member Yousef Salam, one of the acquitted Central Park Five, called for changes to public safety laws in the wake of Monday's shocking Harlem shooting that injured a 7-year-old girl. . The “senseless” possibly gang-related shooting in the Salaam neighborhood is just the latest act of gun violence to hit young people […]
FBI arrests DC councilman who in 2018 accused Jewish financiers for ‘climate manipulation’
The FBI arrested a Washington, D.C. city council member on Sunday, but the circumstances surrounding the case are not yet clear. City Council Speaker Phil Mendelson confirmed that fellow Councilman Treyon White Sr. was arrested Sunday afternoon. “I’ve spoken to a few people and I can confirm that he was arrested by the FBI around […]
Councilman Paul Krekorian Claims Police Left Homeless Man Outside His Office, Shows Video Proof
According to TMZ, City Councilman Paul Krekorian filed the motion on Friday, accusing the Burbank Police Department of improperly treating a homeless person and leaving him outside the councilman’s office. The incident was recorded on surveillance cameras. share By Matthew Seedorf, FOX 11 reporter. The video shows two Burbank Police Department officers removing a visibly […]
NYC councilman warns of ‘disaster’ after jail beds for mentally ill slashed
New York City lawmakers warned Monday that a new prison on Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue would be a “disaster” for the city after the planned number of beds for the mentally ill was cut in half. . City Councilman Lincoln Ressler slams city health department and hospital officials for how the city is prepared to treat […]
City Councilman Pleads Guilty To Allegedly Running Drug-Fueled ‘Side Job’
A southern Mississippi lawmaker has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges following an investigation into his business that distributed illegal controlled substances, the state attorney’s office announced Thursday. Biloxi City Councilman Robert Leon Deming III, 47, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport to “conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Schedule I controlled […]
DC Councilman undermines CFO and Bowser with budget preview that reverses their cuts
Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) announced that he will undo Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) most contentious budget cuts. The city’s budget has become a major area of contention, following Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee’s demand to divert funds to the city’s emergency fund, forcing Bowser to undertake budget cuts unpopular with […]
California city councilman who often wears dresses lashes out against ‘predictable transphobia’ amid recall effort
Two Southern California city council members are facing a recall effort, and one believes underlying “transphobia” is part of the motivation for the recall. Raul Ureña First elected as a city council member calexicoThe year is 2020 in California, a state with a population of approximately 40,000 located along the southern border of the United […]