Results tagged “criminalprobe”

While State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. and Republican senators are researching whether Espada really can seize two votes as Senate president pro tempore, let's look at what else is going on with Espada, shall we? First up: The Bronx DA's office has convened a grand jury to investigate him!

Yesterday, federal prosecutors confirmed to the Daily News that they dropped the criminal probe into the finances of the Reverend Al Sharpton and his non-profit, the National Action Network. The feds, which had been investigating since December, has left the matter to the IRS, which estimates the non-profit owes "between $2 and $9 million" in back taxes (Sharpton has already paid back $1 million to the IRS). And he still owes a lot in city and state taxes. Sharpton told the Daily News, "I have learned that everybody is not necessarily out to get you. And, I hope [prosecutors] have learned that everybody who questions the system is not trying to beat the system."