WIBX 950 » corruption http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Sat, 25 May 2013 20:20:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Rent Is Too Damn High Guy, Jimmy McMillan Running For New York City Mayor http://wibx950.com/the-rent-is-too-damn-high-guy-jimmy-mcmillan-running-for-new-york-city-mayor/ http://wibx950.com/the-rent-is-too-damn-high-guy-jimmy-mcmillan-running-for-new-york-city-mayor/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:41:38 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=186915 He's baaaaack! The Rent is Too Damn High guy, Jimmy McMillan, gained national attention in his bid for New York governor in 2010, and is now running for New York City mayor.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/the-rent-is-too-damn-high-guy-jimmy-mcmillan-running-for-new-york-city-mayor/feed/ 0 Audrey C. Tiernan-Pool, Getty Images Seward: Root Out Corruption In Albany http://wibx950.com/seward-root-out-corruption-in-albany/ http://wibx950.com/seward-root-out-corruption-in-albany/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:04:15 +0000 Jim Rondenelli http://wibx950.com/?p=176367 Legislation that would end pension benefits for elected officials convicted of felonies has been introduced in the state Senate.

Senator James Seward is co-sponsoring the legislation.

He says the recent arrests and accusations of corruption involving state

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]]> http://wibx950.com/seward-root-out-corruption-in-albany/feed/ 0 Guilty of Corruption! How Much Time Could Rod Blagojevich Serve Behind Bars? http://wibx950.com/guilty-of-corruption-how-much-time-could-rod-blagojevich-serve-behind-bars/ http://wibx950.com/guilty-of-corruption-how-much-time-could-rod-blagojevich-serve-behind-bars/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:10:21 +0000 Stephanie Berning http://tsminteractive.com/?p=20319 Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday of nearly all of the 20 charges of corruption that had been brought against him.

A jury found Blagojevich guilty of 17 out of the 20 charges brought against him. He was acquitted on one count of bribery and the jury was unable to reach verdicts on two counts of attempted extortion, CNN reported.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/guilty-of-corruption-how-much-time-could-rod-blagojevich-serve-behind-bars/feed/ 0 John Gress, Getty Images Reports: Hevesi Hospitalized, Sentencing Postponed http://wibx950.com/reports-hevesi-hospitalized-sentencing-postponed/ http://wibx950.com/reports-hevesi-hospitalized-sentencing-postponed/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:06:16 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=8905 Albany, NY (WIBX) - The former New York State Comptroller who pleaded guilty to corruption charges had his sentencing postponed today because he is hospitalized for an 'emergency procedure' due to a medical issue, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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