Schneiderman Slams Councilman Wills’ ‘Shameful Breach’ of Trust

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Colin Campbell

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, formally announcing corruption charges against Councilman Ruben Wills, today tore into the now-embattled Queens pol.

“The crimes Mr. Wills is accused of committing represent a shameful breach of the trust his constituents placed in him,” said Mr. Schneiderman in a statement earlier this afternoon. “New Yorkers are repeatedly asked to have faith in our leaders, and it appears that faith has been shattered once again.”

Mr. Wills was arrested as part of a “joint task force” of Mr. Schneiderman’s and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s offices, according to the announcement. The two statewide officials also cooperated last year when they indicted Mr. Wills’ former boss, State Senator Shirley Huntley, on embezzlement charges. She was later convicted.

Read more at http://observer.com/2014/05/schneiderman-slams-councilman-wills-shameful-breach-of-trust/#ixzz313RCAWTo

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1. Document Drop: NY V. Ruben Wills

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/document-drop-ny-v-ruben-wills-blog-entry-1.1783108

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2. Schneiderman’s Corruption Cases

State of Politics


When state Sen. Eric Schneiderman was running for state attorney general in 2010, both his Democratic primary opponents and later Republican foe in the general election questioned whether an Albany lawmaker could police public public corruption.

After all, Andrew Cuomo had made a name for himself as AG becoming the “sheriff of State Street.”

Nearly four years later, Schneiderman’s office has made 37 public corruption cases at the local and state level.

http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/05/schneidermans-corruption-cases/