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Ex-de Blasio donor has NYC bribery scheme prison sentence overturned
A donor for former Mayor Bill de Blasio was granted his bid to have his five-month jail sentence and $12 million restitution order overturned Wednesday.
Adams hires Resorts World exec pal for agency likely to oversee new NYC casino
“It’s totally inappropriate, it’s a direct conflict of interest,” said John Kaehny, the executive director of government watchdog group Reinvent Albany.
Eric Adams hires ex-NYPD chief tied to bribery scandal as deputy mayor
Mayor Eric Adams has named former NYPD chief Philip Banks — an unindicted co-conspirator in a sweeping federal police corruption case — the deputy mayor of public safety.
Jona Rechnitz wants judge to step aside from his bribery case
A former fundraiser for Mayor de Blasio -- convicted of ferrying a $60,000 bribe in a Ferragamo bag to the head of the city Corrections Officers union -- is demanding...
Home for the high holidays: Ex-de Blasio donor gets prison furlough
Jeremy Reichberg was convicted of bribing cops with access to hookers.
City Hall admits new budget dismantles unit for placard crackdown
City Hall has pulled the plug on its latest effort to tackle rampant placard abuse by municipal employees, shutting down the NYPD unit meant to enforce the most recent crackdown....
Disgraced ex-jail union boss doesn't deserve retrial, prosecutors say
The jury that convicted former union head Norman Seabrook was well aware that corrupt Mayor Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz had lined the pockets of police officers, union reps...
Ex-NYC jail union boss wants new trial, cites de Blasio donor's 'lies', 'crimes'
The former head of the city correction officers' union deserves a new corruption trial because the star witness against him lied on the stand and has been accused of several...
Jona Rechnitz headed for self destruction like Adam Sandler in 'Uncut Gems': suit
Corrupt Mayor Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz is a celebrity connected scam artist comparable to Adam Sandler's character in "Uncut Gems," a diamond dealer charged in a federal suit...
Corrupt de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz's alleged victims trying to force him into bankruptcy
Several California jewelers are trying to force corrupt Mayor Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz's diamond company into bankruptcy in an effort to recoup more than $15 million they say...
FBI probing crooked de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz in diamond scam
Maybe Kim Kardashian can get him a pardon. Convicted ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio crony Jona Rechnitz — who recently boasted about being a jeweler to the Kardashian family — is...
De Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz accused of $1M scam in California
A second California man has accused corrupt Mayor Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz of swindling him out of more than $1 million, The Post has learned. Sam Israel Gorodistian...
Corrupt de Blasio donor should pay back money immediately, says union he defrauded
Corrupt Mayor Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz is a victim of his own success. The convicted fraudster — who has whined to a judge he should be allowed free...
Ex-de Blasio crony accused of using Kardashian ties to fuel fraud scheme
Convicted ex-Mayor de Blasio crony Jona Rechnitz is keeping up with the Kardashians — to run a fraud scheme involving millions of dollars in diamonds, a new lawsuit charges. The...
De Blasio donor-turned-informant hit with jail time in NYPD corruption case
City Hall donor-turned-cooperator Jona Rechnitz was hit with a 10-month sentence on Thursday for his role in the NYPD corruption scandal, and must serve at least half that time behind...
Shady de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz to pay correction union $1.2M
Convicted Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz will pay the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association $1.2 million, according to newly filed court papers. Rechnitz made the pledge to atone for his...
Big ass liar: Federal snitch parties with Kim Kardashian despite pariah claims
A snitch who whined that cooperating with the feds turned him into a social pariah was caught on camera hobnobbing with Kim Kardashian, The Post has learned. Video shows Jona...
De Blasio donor Jeremy Reichberg appeals 4-year sentence for NYPD scandal
A former City Hall fundraiser convicted of taking part in a massive NYPD corruption scandal is appealing his four-year sentence — claiming he should have been allowed to call Mayor...
Jona Rechnitz asks for time served, says he's suffered enough: lawyer
"Jona has also experienced more than sufficient punishment over the past several years of cooperation with the Government," his lawyers wrote to Manhattan Federal Court judge Alvin Hellerstein, who will...
Jona Rechnitz deserves light sentence for corruption probe cooperation: prosecutors
Manhattan federal prosecutors Wednesday showered praise on Mayor Bill de Blasio donor-turned-cooperator Jona Rechnitz, telling a judge that the businessman deserved the utmost leniency at his upcoming sentencing. "Since making...