Anthony Weiner may be stealing the show, but he’s hardly the only New York politician that’s become engulfed in scandal over the last few months.
The Anthony Weiner spectacle is already etched into the permanent walls of scandal infamy. But the high visibility of his blunders have taken away from other scandals that have plagued the rest of the state.
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In April, New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith and New York City Councilman Dan Halloran were indicted for trying to rig the mayoral election.
Smith, a Democrat, allegedly enlisted Halloran to bribe the chairmen of the Bronx and Queens GOP, who were also indicted, to sign a special document to allow him to run for mayor on the Republican ticket. Halloran also allegedly pocketed thousands of dollars from the scheme.
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Smith's colleagues, constituents and others called on the oft-embattled senator to resign, but he vowed to keep coming back to work. And in fact, he did.
So the other senators kicked Smith out of his conferences, stripped him of his leadership rolls, and forced him to sit in the back with the freshmen.
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We also learned that Halloran follows an intense pre-christian religion and was flogged by church leaders for committing an unknown act against a female "thrall" — or probationary servant.
Above is an actual photo of Halloran at a Theodish ceremony.
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