New York Politician Sent to Jail for Five Years in Charity Scam
Miguel Martinez, a former New York City council member, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for misappropriating funds intended for nonprofit groups in his Manhattan district, The New York Times reports.
Mr. Martinez pleaded guilty to three felony counts in July, just after he resigned from the council amid an investigation of council members’ distribution of funds to community groups.
He admitted to pocketing $55,000 that was intended to support the Washington Heights Art Center and the Upper Manhattan Council Assisting Neighbors.
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