EXCLUSIVE: Collecting from corrupt city pols who avoid repaying money stolen from taxpayers not so simple(NYDN) When Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. was sentenced for stealing from the taxpayers a year ago, he owed a lot of people a lot of money. He was supposed to cough up a total of $325,020.28, including restitution to the state for the money he stole, plus a money judgment to the feds as punishment for his many crimes.Getting that money, it turns out, wasn't so simple. First, after he was convicted of filing for bogus travel expenses and using a taxpayer-funded non-profit he controlled for political activity, Boyland, D-Brooklyn, quickly sold off his two-family Ocean Hill townhouse for $875,000.
Instead, they had to track down where the proceeds from the sale went. They finally turned up a company that was created three weeks after Boyland was sentenced. That company, Solar Studios, was supposed to be producing a children's educational TV show. Its CEO, Andre Soleil, says Boyland loaned it $90,000 from the house sale, with the repayments set to pay off child support Boyland owed. Soleil says Boyland paid off the $155,000 he owed the state, although the state couldn't confirm that, citing privacy laws.* As for the $169,000 money judgment he owes the feds, documents filed May 6 by Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Robert Capers say he hasn't paid a dime. Capers has moved to garnish whatever money Boyland put into Solar Studios.
The Boyland Crime Family Now the Ex Wife
No Respect for the Law Boyland Going Away Until 2030 -Couldn’t Live on $79,500 Salary
Ex-assemblyman who said he couldn’t live on $79,500 salary gets 14 years in prison (NYP) Disgraced ex-Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday on aslew of corruption charges, with the federal judge saying she didn’t think he had “any redeeming characteristics” before handing down her sentence. “This defendant clearly had no respect for the law,” Brooklyn federal Judge Sandra Townes lashed into Boyland, 45, before sentencing the crooked politician. ”After sitting through this trial and hearing Mr. Boyland on those audio tapes, without knowing anything about him, I started out not seeing any redeeming characteristics of the defendant.” When Townes announced the sentence of 168 months, Boyland’s father, ex-Assemblyman William Boyland Sr., used pen and paper to do long division on his lap in an unsuccessful attempt to calculate how long his son would be behind bars. “That looked like about 13 years,” Boyland Sr. said as court adjourned. “It’s 14 years,” a family friend grimly corrected him. Townes also ordered the disgraced assemblyman to forfeit $169,000 and also to pay $71,339 to the Department of Taxation and $84,270 to the state Office of the Aging in restitution for submitting fraudulent expense vouchers and for funneling funds through a nonprofit he controlled. Boyland defense attorney Stuart Grossman turned in a letter comparing his client to other state politicians who were convicted of crimes — including ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada and ex-City Councilman Larry Seabrook — but Townes said she thought what Boyland did was worse than those convicted pols. * Ex-Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. gets 14 years inprison for corruption (NYDN) * * A federal judge sentenced former Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. to 14 years in prison in a corruption case, saying he had neither “respect for the law” nor “any redeeming characteristics,” The New York Times: * William Boyland Jr., Ex-New York Assemblyman, Gets 14-Year Sentence for Corruption * An endless flood of corrupt New York lawmakers (NYP) Ex Wife Disgraced assemblyman’s ex-wife stole $240,000 from employer, police say (NYP) The ex-wife of convicted former State Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. could soon follow her former spouse to prison. Kamaria Alfattah, 40, was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing $240,000 from an online translation and interpreting firm she had been working for called Thebigword, police sources said. Alfattah is accused of using company credit cards and petty cash to make unauthorized purchases, including paying for several rides with high-end car services, sources said.
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Albany and City Hall Corruption
Albany and City Hall Corruption
Boyland Wants to Delay Sentencing Again By Dumping His Lawyer
Disgraced ex-Assemblyman is asking for yet another lawyer (NYP) Disgraced former Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. is asking for yet another lawyer in an apparent bid to put off his sentencing next month for corruption. In a handwritten note to Judge Sandra Townes, the disgraced Democrat claimed that he had “irreconcilable differences” with his second attorney, Stuart Grossman, and wants to move on to his third lawyer.* New York State Lawmakers Spend Millions in Campaign Funds onLegal Fees (NYT) * Disgraced former Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. is asking for yet another lawyer in an apparent bid to put off his sentencing next month for corruption.
Prosecutors Ask for 24 Years for Boyland
Prosecutors are urging a federal judge to throw the book at ex-Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. when he is sentenced next month for soliciting bribes. Corrupt Brooklyn pol deserves 24 yrs in jail for "placing his own financial interests above" his constituents
Board of Election Official Not So Smart About Boyland
NY education official asks corrupt Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. get a ‘second chance’ (NYDN) A state education official has written a letter of support for ex-Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. who is facing 19 years in prison when he's sentenced on corruption charges. In the letter, Kathleen Cashin admits that "I don't know the details" of Boyland's criminal case, but insistns he "never once requested that I do anything unethical that would benefit him and not the children." Reached by phone Tuesday, Cashin's initial reaction was, "Oh no, you're not writing a story about that (letter)?" The political scion is due in court April 18 when Townes will set a sentencing date. He was convicted of 21 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and theft in March 6, 2014. The politicial scion had turned plea deal offered by prosecutors calling for nine years in prison.*
Boylands' Mother Tells His Lawyer He Not Coming to Court Today
Politician plays hooky from his sentencing hearing(NYP)Brooklyn federal court hearing, forcing his lawyer to make the cringe-worthy admission. “I got a call from his mother at 1:30 this afternoon and she told me he believed I wasn’t coming to court,” defense attorney Stuart Grossman said apologetically in court. “He doesn’t make those decisions!” shot back a displeased Judge Sandra Townes. The judge issued a use of force order, which means if the master graftsman skips his next court date on Dec. 19, he’ll be dragged into court bybrooklyn US Marshals.
Boyland Still on the Govt Tit
Federal Judge Sandra Townes appointed new counsel Friday after the broke Boyland complained of a communication breakdown with the lawyers who represented him at trial earlier this year.
Federal Judge Sandra Townes appointed new counsel Friday after the broke Boyland complained of a communication breakdown with the lawyers who represented him at trial earlier this year.
Boyland's Judge Denies Bail
A federal judge called former Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. “a self-centered individual who lacks integrity” and denied his release on a $1 million bond
Assemblyman-turned-convict Boyland denied bail(NYP) Former Brooklyn Assemblyman-turned-convict William Boyland Jr. must remain behind bars until his June sentencing on corruption raps, a judge ruled Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court. A blistering Judge Sandra Townes denied Boyland’s bid for a bail package, citing his disrespect for the law and his potential for flight. Boyland appeared disoriented and detached in a blue prison suit and could only manage a feeble wave to his father and mother in the court gallery as he left the courtroom after his bid was denied. Townes initially remanded Boyland after his March 5 conviction because he texted a witness during the trial and drove with a suspended license each day of the proceeding. She repeated those reasons in denying his bail package Tuesday. “The defendant has failed — based on all of this — to convince this court by clear and convincing evidence that he won’t flee.”“The evidence presented at trial portrays Mr. Boyland as a self-centered individual who lacks integrity,” Townes seethed. “It is simply more proof that the defendant is unlikely to honor the conditions set for him.”New York’s powerful labor unions steered millions of dollars in members’ dues into campaign coffers. Health Care Workers Union Local 1199 East-SEIU donated $733,500. The fifth-largest contributor was the New York State United Teachers union, which distributed $717,343, while the city teachers union kicked in additional $347,800. * Moreland Commission Update Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Commission on Public Corruption convened quietly earlier this month in a private meeting held on March 10. City & State had reported in February that the commission had yet to meet in 2014 and that Cuomo had not committed to replacing Kathleen Rice, a commission co-chair and the Nassau County District Attorney. A Moreland spokeswoman said that the commission discussed investigations during its March meeting. (City and State)
Boyland in Jail
Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr. convicted for soliciting bribe (NYDN)
‘Hole kept getting deeper’ in Boyland case: juror(NYP) The jury foreman from Assemblyman William Boyland Jr.’s trial criticized Boyland’s nonchalant demeanor and called the prosecution’s case persuasive
* No more Boylands (NYDN Ed)Another Albany gets what he deserves The Daily News writes that the William
Boyland Jr. case is a cautionary tale for those who want special
elections, which allow party bosses to hand-pick candidates and would
give the state more Boylands:
New York State Assemblyman William F. Boyland, Jr. Convicted on ...The crooked career of Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. will be soon forgotten, but a comment he made to an undercover FBI agent should be remembered forever.As he took the agent, who played a businessman willing to pay bribes, on a tour of his district, Boyland described himself like a Mafia boss.“Everything you’ve seen — I’m in control of,” the Brooklyn Democrat said. “I’m the politician.”
New York State Assemblyman William F. Boyland, Jr. Convicted on ...The crooked career of Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. will be soon forgotten, but a comment he made to an undercover FBI agent should be remembered forever.As he took the agent, who played a businessman willing to pay bribes, on a tour of his district, Boyland described himself like a Mafia boss.“Everything you’ve seen — I’m in control of,” the Brooklyn Democrat said. “I’m the politician.”
Brooklyn Assemblyman Found Guilty in Corruption Trial NY1
Albany's Pols Blue Wall of Silence Enabled By the Media, Continues
Pols Speaker Silver Silent on Boyland's Conviction
A few years ago Paterson charged that were was a blue Wall of Silence similarly to the cops code of never going after corrupt cops in Albany of never going after corrupt pols. The gov made this charge on a radio show.Albany's 'Blue Wall Of Silence' What Paterson was talking about was that not one Albany pol has said a word against any of their disgraced members convicted of corruption. Come to think of it either has Paterson until after his handlers come to the conclusion that the only way for him to win was by running against the corrupt in Albany. It is interesting how the newspapers allow the Albany political gang to hide from the public and go behind closed doors and craft a bill with more holes than the Detroit bombers underwear. It is even more interesting how the papers could act this way when their own editorial boards scream out for change in Albany. Why do the papers protect the pols Blue Wall of Silence even when they have written thousands of stories about the cops wall of silence and organized crime wall of silence? True News began pointing out the political wall of silence years ago The Political Wall of Silence: Not One Pol Expresses Outrage, McLaughlin Goes to Jail
Albany's Pols Blue Wall of Silence Enabled By the Media, Continues
A few years ago Paterson charged that were was a blue Wall of Silence similarly to the cops code of never going after corrupt cops in Albany of never going after corrupt pols. The gov made this charge on a radio show.Albany's 'Blue Wall Of Silence' What Paterson was talking about was that not one Albany pol has said a word against any of their disgraced members convicted of corruption. Come to think of it either has Paterson until after his handlers come to the conclusion that the only way for him to win was by running against the corrupt in Albany. It is interesting how the newspapers allow the Albany political gang to hide from the public and go behind closed doors and craft a bill with more holes than the Detroit bombers underwear. It is even more interesting how the papers could act this way when their own editorial boards scream out for change in Albany. Why do the papers protect the pols Blue Wall of Silence even when they have written thousands of stories about the cops wall of silence and organized crime wall of silence? True News began pointing out the political wall of silence years ago The Political Wall of Silence: Not One Pol Expresses Outrage, McLaughlin Goes to Jail
Letters to the Judge
Could Get
30 Years
New York Assemblyman Found Guilty of Federal Bribery Charges(WSJ) After the jury foreman read the first guilty verdict, Mr. Boyland covered his face and appeared to wipe at tears. Judge Sandra Townes ordered Mr. Boyland, 43, to jail instead of granting
bail. Shesaid his texting a government witness during the trial "shows a
terrible lack of judgment" and said she was concerned by trial evidence
showing he sometimes claimed to be in one place when he was actually
somewhere else.
The corrupt pol was convicted Thursday on all 21 counts of bribery, mail fraud and extortion in Brooklyn Federal Court. Boyland, 43, closed his eyes and held his head in his hands as the verdict was announced. * Assemblyman William Boyland Found Guilty on All Charges(NYO) * Boyland Is Convicted in Second Corruption Trial (NYT) * In a surprise,
How Albany Cleans-Up Corruption
Convicted of federal charges, William Boyland has already disappeared from the NYS Assembly website, and his name gone from his LOB office. He immediately lost his seat after his felony conviction, said a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. The Assembly also removed Boyland's page from its website.
Boyland Case Heading to Jury
Prosecutors & Defense agree William Boyland Jr. solicited more than $250,000 from undercover federal agents
Boyland's defense: Taking $$ from corrupt businessmen wasn't bribery, it was "playing the players"
Prosecutors say Boyland ‘sold his office’ in closing arguments(NYP)
Fancying himself a political “don,” Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. shamelessly sought payoffs from undercover agents posing as businessmen while his constituents got the shaft, prosecutors argued Monday in closing statements... * Prosecutor in Assemblyman William Boyland Jr.'s corruption trial says the Brooklyn pol schemed 'to line his pockets' (NYDN) ** In their closing arguments, prosecutors and the defense attorney for Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. agreed that he solicited more than $250,000 from undercover federal agents, but they disagree on why he did it, the Journal writes:
Will the Boyland Jury take less time than the Stevenson jury which took 2 hours to convict the assemblyman?
It only took less than two hours for a jury to find crooked state lawmaker Stevenson guilty for taking more than $20,000 in cash bribes to help senior center developers with their business. The pol faces up to 55 years in prison when he is sentenced.(NYDN)
More on the Boyland Corruption Scandal
FBI: Boyland Visits Turkey and Albany At the Same Time
TurkeyGate
Fed agent: Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. was paid more than $70G for legislative business expenses when he was nowhere near Albany(NYDN) An FBI agent testified at Boyland's corruption trial the Brooklyn pol sought reimbursement for a full week of Albany-related travel expenses while he was in Turkey. * Boyland claimed to be in Albany while in Turkey: FBI agent(NYP) ***
Turkey Boyland
Wholesaler testifies that Boyland used nonprofit funds to buy holiday turkeys for his political club(NYDN) Went
to clubhouse members and senior citizens who had voted for
Assemblyman's uncle and his father and could be counted on to vote for
him, too, prosecutors in federal corruption trial say.
Boyland Blames His Lawyers A Month Before Sentencing
ConvictedAssemblyman Boyland blames lawyers in letter to court(NYP)Brooklyn assemblyman — facing up to 12 years behind bars — is making in an apparent bid for leniency. In a new Brooklyn federal court pre-sentencing filing, Boyland claims well-respected attorneys Peter Quijano and Nancy Ennis defied him at trial and have ignored him since his March conviction. Slated for sentencing next month, the incarcerated crook wrote to Judge Sandra Townes and requested a new attorney to represent him.
Hold on to the truth within
yourself
“Wisdom is knowing we are all One.
Boyland Even
Corrupts Meditation
Assemblyman William Boyland used $500 in campaign cash for a private yoga lesson for him and his girlfriend at the time, prosecutors revealed in the corruption case against the lawmakerAssemblyman Boyland used fund-raiser cash for yoga classes(NYP) * The president of a Brooklyn wholesale food distributor testified that he delivered more than $7,000 worth of holiday turkeys to Assemblyman William Boyland’s political club in 2008 and a nonprofit controlled by the Brooklyn Democrat picked up the tab.
"A perceptive or incisive joke can be more meaningful than platitudes lying between two covers." - McLuhan
Judge Pissed Boyland Contacts Witness
“You are not to have contact with anyone who has an interest in this trial,” Judge Townes said.
“Do you understand, Mr. Boyland?” she demanded.
“Yes, your honor,” he replied sheepishly as Townes let out an exasperated sigh.
More on the Boyland Tapes
Boyland Aid Corruption Corrupt $$$ Made Me Hot
Assemblyman’s ex-lover turns on him in bribery trial(NYP) Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr.’s former chief of staff and ex-lover took aim at the embattled politico at his federal corruption trial Thursday and squarely accused him of sniffing for payola. She also pilloried her former boss and lover for his slovenly accounting skills and a penchant for extravagance. Recordings played during the trial revealed that Hermon also sought out bribes behind Boyland’s back and lampooned him repeatedly to undercover agents as inept. When an undercover agent in 2011 agreed to hand over a $1,000 bribe during a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan, the Cognac-sipping Hermon said: “You just, like, made me hot.” Boyland backed out of a 9-year plea deal and now faces the prospect of 30 years behind bars if convicted.* TAKE DOWN: Ex-aide buries Assemblyman Boylan fighting bribery charges by former mistress and chief of staff(NYDN) * Assemblyman William Boyland Jr.’s former chief of staff said during the assemblyman’s trial that she accepted bribes and helped her former boss receive bribes, the Journal writes:
In
the meetings, Mr. Boyland bragged about his access to powerful people,
tossing off cliché after cliché, finishing most sentences with a big
laugh. “I have relationships with everybody already,” he said.
Throughout the trial, Mr. Boyland has appeared generally relaxed. But on
Monday, after prosecutors showed video of him in an Atlantic City hotel
room, slouching in a chair after a few glasses of wine and asking for
the $250,000, he sank deeper in his chair at the defense table and has
since appeared exhausted. His parents have attended the trial every day,
watching from the hard
benches in the gallery. Mr. Boyland, who came within minutes of pleading
guilty to the charges in exchange for a nine-year sentence, could face
up to 30 years in prison if convicted on all charges. As the agent’s
testimony concluded on Wednesday, Mr. Boyland’s former
chief of staff, Ry-Ann Hermon, who has pleaded guilty to corruption
charges and is cooperating with the government, walked into the
courtroom’s vestibule to await her turn on the witness stand. She is
expected to testify when court resumes on Thursday.
Rotten to the core: Already indicted, corrupt pol William Boyland asked for $250K bribe, video shows
Corrupt payments made assemblyman's mistress 'hot'(NYP)Video in bribe trial shows Brooklyn assemblyman's dad allegedly taking cash(Newsweek)
Assemblyman Boyland's father played role in corruption case(NYDN)
Boyland's Sex Rat
ANGEROUS
LIAISON: Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. was having affair
with aide who will now testify against him in bribery case, sources say(NYDN)During
arguments preceding Boyland’s upcoming corruption trial, a federal judge
on Friday mentions the lawmaker’s ‘sexual relationship’ with his chief
of staff Ry-Ann Hermon, who is ready to testify against him..
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The Boyland Crime Family
Boyland's Father A Bribe Bag Man?
Daily News Says Boyland Chickened Out
Though he was reportedly expected
to plead guilty to federal corruption charges today, Assemblyman
William Boyland Jr. instead pleaded not guilty, setting up a trial date
for December or January. * Brooklyn Assemblyman Boyland Backs Out of Plea Deal In Corruption Case (WCBS) * Daily News says William Boyland "chickened out" by pleading not guilty * After Hints of Guilty Plea, Lawmaker Opts for Trial(NYT)* Boyland "faces evidence that most defendants would hesitate to address
at trial," like a secretly made audio recording of him allegedly
discussing bribes. [Mosi Secret]
3/25/2013
Even With Indictments, William Boyland Jr. Has Kept Assembly Subcommittee Chairmanship
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