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In reply to the discussion: Any NYer remember the story of corruption/racketeering with Mario Biaggi?, [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)....to call for Cuomo's resignation, and has been the most outspoken of all politicians. She's been on MSNBC and CNN a number of times in the last week or so, most recently on CNN early this afternoon.
So, in 1988 we had Governor Cuomo and Mario Biaggi
Now in 2021 we have Governor Cuomo and Alessandra Biaggi
Except that the calls for resignation have been reversed.
As for connections with the mob, possibly. Congressman Mario Biaggi was charged along with Kings County (Brooklyn) Democratic Committee Leader Meade Esposito on corruption charges in 1987/1988. Both were convicted and sentenced to prison. Biaggi went away, Esposito's sentence was suspended because he was in his 80s and not healthy.
Lots of information in this 1993 article/obituary:
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/04/obituaries/meade-esposito-86-former-power-in-politics-is-dead.html
Here's some information about connections to the mob:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meade_Esposito#cite_note-nyma_TheH-13