John L. Sampson

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• Memo shows Shirley Huntley taped six fellow state senators

  that was unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.According to the filing, the FBI recorded and photographed Sens. John Sampson , Velmanette Montgomery , Ruth Hassel-Thompson, Malcolm Smith , Eric Adams and Jose Peralta . She also recorded meetings   Read more »

• Sampson arrest indicates corruption's reach in New York State

  charges.But it will take more than his slate of so-far stalled campaign reforms to make things right.State Sen. John Sampson 's arrest Monday was one more measure of the depth and width of corruption in New York State.The federal indictment against him alleges   Read more »

• State Sen. John Sampson may surrender this week

  state Sen. John Sampson may surrender as soon as this week to face federal charges, including obstruction of justice, in a widening corruption scandal involving Albany legislators, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.The case against Sampson,   Read more »

Around the web

• Ranzenhofer defends missed votes

  N.Y. -- Only embattled Brooklyn Senator John Sampson missed more votes in the Senate, but Republican Mike Ranzenhofer isn't apologizing for his absence. State Senator Michael Ranzenhofer missed more votes during the past legislative session than all but one   from Your News Now - Rochester, NY Read more »

• WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

  as the Senate Democrat’s top political strategist heading the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee – until Senator John Sampson threw him into the dust and appointed Senator Mike Gianaris to fill that role. This was a big slap in the face to Senator Klein,   from New York Senate Read more »

• Pols profit off foreclosure sales

  New York State Senator John Sampson was arrested last month for allegedly embezzling $440,000 from foreclosure sales, the curtain pulled back on a little known corner of the state’s justice system – the job of foreclosure referee. These are the private attorneys   from WNYC | New York Public Radio Read more »

• Brooklyn court touts foreclosure oversight after senator’s indictment

  the wake of state Senator John Sampson’s indictment over the alleged embezzlement of escrowed foreclosure funds, a new rule in Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn requires judges to confirm that funds from foreclosure auctions are deposited with the clerk,   from The Real Deal: New York Read more »

• EXCLUSIVE: Former state Sen. Shirley Huntley used James Bond-like spy gadgets, inclduing a camera hidden in a water bottle, to nail crooked politicians

  a tape, if she wanted to hear it. Huntley already knew she was under investigation by the state, and she said state Sen. John Sampson (D-Brooklyn) had warned her earlier to get rid of her phone because the feds were “on my wire.” Soon, she was singing to prosecutors   from New York Daily News Read more »