Shirley L. Huntley
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Letter: Huntley must be held accountable
read the about the accusations against and conviction of former state Sen. Shirley Huntley ["Jail for politician," News, May 10]. This is corruption and greed personified. I also read the "Support for Huntley" [News, May 10], which ends with her granddaughter's Read more »
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Supporters want leniency for Shirley Huntley
derogatory remarks about minority students.Charles Fisher , former manager for rapper and actor LL Cool J , has worked with Shirley Huntley to reduce gun violence and improve graduation rates."Jail time will not change anything, but having her donate countless Read more »
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Shirley Huntley sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison
Queens state Sen. Shirley Huntley , who wore a wire for the FBI from June through August of last year in a bid for leniency after she was caught embezzling money from a nonprofit she founded, was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in prison.A month Read more »
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Memo shows Shirley Huntley taped six fellow state senators
Queens state Sen. Shirley Huntley taped six fellow senators last year at the behest of the FBI , according to a sentencing memo from her lawyer that was unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.According to the filing, the FBI recorded and photographed Read more »
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Feds: At least 6 elected officials recorded by Shirley Huntley under investigation
prosecutors in Brooklyn said Tuesday that eight individuals secretly tape-recorded by former state Sen. Shirley Huntley , including at least six elected officials, are the subjects of ongoing law enforcement investigations.The disclosure came as U.S. District Read more »
Around the web
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Head of Queens nonprofit accused of grand larceny
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The head of a Queens nonprofit tied to former New York Sen. Shirley Huntley has been accused of spending $88,000 in state and city funds on himself instead of youth summer camp and after school programs. The New York attorney general' 44 m ago from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
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Nonprofit Leader With Alleged Ties To Convicted Queens Pol Surrenders
The head of a Queens nonprofit tied to ex-State Senator Shirley Huntley turned himself into authorities this morning. Van Holmes, the head of the Young Leaders Institute in Laurelton, is accused of misusing about $85,000 he received from the City Council 9:18 AM from NY1 Read more »
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New ‘Huntley’ bust
The head of a Queens nonprofit tied to ex-state Sen. Shirley Huntley is expected to surrender to police today on charges he stole $88,000 in taxpayer money to fund personal expenses like dining out and new clothes, The Post has learned. Van Holmes, presi 12:29 AM from New York Post Read more »
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A warning from convicted Sen. Huntley: Sampson and Smith could take down the whole Senate (and what about Forest City?)
A rather self-justifying Daily News interview with convicted state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Queens), who wore a wire to entrap colleagues (no indictments yet), ends with this quote: “If [Sens.] John [Sampson] and Malcolm [Smith] would talk, oh my God,” sh from Atlantic Yards Report Read more »
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EXCLUSIVE: Former state Sen. Shirley Huntley used James Bond-like spy gadgets, inclduing a camera hidden in a water bottle, to nail crooked politicians
Ex-state Sen. Shirley Huntley has no regrets about turning the family room of her Queens home into a sound stage for the feds to secretly record elected officials and document Albany’s “mess.” Huntley said she agreed to become an informant — spying on po from New York Daily News Read more »