Councilwoman says she can’t be blamed in document forgeries because it was her staff

[hrmjustin]

Councilwoman says she can’t be blamed in document forgeries because it was her staff that committed the fraud!

By Denis Slattery / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

A Bronx Councilwoman whose campaign was rocked by the discovery of obviously forged signatures on her nominating petitions now admits the John Hancocks were fakes — but says she can’t be blamed because it was her campaign staff that committed the fraud!

In a hearing with a court-appointed referee Thursday, Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo admitted the forgeries — and then filed a formal complaint against her own workers.

“We have concluded that they falsified these documents,” Arroyo said, adding that the only thing she thought she was guilty of was “trusting people too much.”

In essence, Arroyo confirmed what her opponent Julio Pabon already alleged, namely that her petition signatures — which included fakes of Derek Jeter, model Kate Moss and other celebs — are fraudulent.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/council-candidate-admits-petitions-forged-article-1.1415374

[Eleanors38]

1. Usual suspects: Those making less $.

[hrmjustin]

2. Interesting enough this is not as common in NYC as I thought. Maybe because we have so many people

here and it should be easy to get people to sign things. I personally signed fro a dozen candidates this year.