Yes, he was close to Meade Esposito, who had mob ties. (Reply #13)

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Response to TreasonousBastard (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 13, 2021, 04:39 PM

George II (67,782 posts)

13. Yes, he was close to Meade Esposito, who had mob ties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meade_Esposito#cite_note-nyma_TheH-13

In the fall of 1985, during an FBI investigation into the Genovese crime family, Esposito was heard speaking with gangster and lifelong friend Federico "Fritzy" Giovanelli. This led to a direct wiretap of Esposito's phone. Later in 1985, Esposito was recorded speaking with Bronx Rep. Mario Biaggi, claiming to have "made" 42 judges in Brooklyn. Esposito was found to be involved in bribery with Biaggi, having given him a Florida vacation in return for government assistance in a financially troubled drydock firm that owed Esposito's insurance company $280,000. Esposito was found guilty in 1988, put on probation, sentenced to community service and fined $500,000. Biaggi was sent to jail and lost his seat in Congress. In 1989, Esposito faced additional charges of bribery and tax fraud; however a federal judge determined Esposito was too sick and elderly to maintain a proper defense.

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88 replies	Author	Time	Post
Any NYer remember the story of corruption/racketeering with Mario Biaggi?, [View all]	Budi	Mar 2021	OP
That's interesting OP - I never realized this	MisterNiceKitty	Mar 2021	#1
Not familiar with her.	Budi	Mar 2021	#2
She is a fairly impressive up and coming NY State politician.	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#40
Yes, and she represents my district in Albany	Sanity Claws	Mar 2021	#17
I do remember Mario Biaggi	choie	Mar 2021	#3
So what did Mario Biaggi do to earn Racketeering/Corruption charges	Budi	Mar 2021	#4
See my post #8 just below yours:	George II	Mar 2021	#9
She's a State Senator from the Bronx. She was the first member of the state legislature...	George II	Mar 2021	#8
He may have had connections to Joseph Ippolito who had mob connections.	Jim__	Mar 2021	#5
Biaggi was involved with the Wedtech scandal...	PoliticAverse	Mar 2021	#6
Cripe. Just another day in the owning & being owned by the NY mob.	Budi	Mar 2021	#10
Here's An Interesting Side Note	Me.	Mar 2021	#7
Aaaaha! The mob corrupted Biaggi family wants to govern the State of NY? Hmmm	Budi	Mar 2021	#12
Alessandra Biaggi and Lindey Boylan are close, and you're right, Boylan has threatened to support...	George II	Mar 2021	#16
THe Plot Thickens	Me.	Mar 2021	#31
Some deep NY political gamesmanship right before our very eyes.	Budi	Mar 2021	#46
Alessandra Biaggi	choie	Mar 2021	#18
She was the first to call for his resignation, and has been the most outspoken about it for weeks.	George II	Mar 2021	#20
Women's issues is one of her main legislative priorities.	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#44
Lol. Sure its not. It's totally innocent.	Budi	Mar 2021	#47
Do you have something other than Governor Cuomo's dad	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#54
LOL. Suuurrre she is..	Budi	Mar 2021	#57
Calling for her grandfather to resign by Cuomo's father isn't disqualifying, but it certainly....	George II	Mar 2021	#82
She worked in Cuomo's administration for 7 months.	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#88
It's more than that. There are these tweets AND one that she deleted blaming Biden and Harris....	George II	Mar 2021	#52
Really? It's not a stretch either. Jfc	Budi	Mar 2021	#22
She also was a protege of Joe Crowley and Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton's	Celerity	Mar 2021	#38
That doesn't mean people can't have personal grudges. Similar to Kushner and Chris Christie	JI7	Mar 2021	#49
Sorry, I am not going to promote fantasyland hit jobs on elected Dems based off	Celerity	Mar 2021	#55
My point is	JI7	Mar 2021	#59
The OP already was caught downthread making another factually untrue statement.	Celerity	Mar 2021	#61
Shambolic describes the whole 'he touched my arm'!!! RESIGN!!	Budi	Mar 2021	#63
Much of this comes from the nursing home scandal as well.	Celerity	Mar 2021	#64
Ok. Now we've moved off the sex scandal & on to the nursing home scandal.	Budi	Mar 2021	#66
I did not move anywhere, the nursing home issue was always the more problematic one for me	Celerity	Mar 2021	#68
Ok. Well enjoy your evening. I'm going to watch a gardening show	Budi	Mar 2021	#73
cheers	Celerity	Mar 2021	#75
Rolf. Ok let's talk "Character Assassinations" K?	Budi	Mar 2021	#60
You should really self delete the OP, the thread is a baseless smear job on an elected	Celerity	Mar 2021	#62
No its not. The OP posed a question & a connection .	Budi	Mar 2021	#65
lol, now you just outed yourself in regards to another untrue statement, this one exposes your	Celerity	Mar 2021	#67
No, actually You outed yourself	Budi	Mar 2021	#69
I did not out myself as I have nothing to out, other than my tendency to debunk bollocks on all	Celerity	Mar 2021	#80
The smears against Governor Cuomo are baseless,	radius777	Mar 2021	#71
Interesting take. You seem to not be a fan of having a full investigation, as you've already made	Celerity	Mar 2021	#74
I don't decide anything, the AG should investigate	radius777	Mar 2021	#76
I have not called for him to resign, nor have I tried to smear anyone, and I, as stated before, am	Celerity	Mar 2021	#77
That is fair. AG Tish James is respected by all camps,	radius777	Mar 2021	#79
Yes. I read about her, her record is both impressive and apparently very clean. nt	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#43
Actually Cuomo tried to choose who did the "independent investigation" but that failed...	PoliticAverse	Mar 2021	#23
No he did not. He allowed AG James to make the apointments	Budi	Mar 2021	#25
Cuomo's people chose Barbara Jones to do the investigation...	PoliticAverse	Mar 2021	#30
Cuomo called for a shared investigation that would involve AG James	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#45
She is a pretty straight arrow.	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#42
Not with her bonafides!	Budi	Mar 2021	#48
A pretty cryptic reply.	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#51
LoL. I have no idea what you're talking about.	Budi	Mar 2021	#53
I don't remember anyone claiming he had serious mob ties, but he was a NYC politician...	TreasonousBastard	Mar 2021	#11
Yes, he was close to Meade Esposito, who had mob ties.	George II	Mar 2021	#13
Meade Esposito..	choie	Mar 2021	#15
Esposito was a big backer of Ed Koch for Mayor, too. As it turned out, Koch's administration was...	George II	Mar 2021	#19
"City for Sale" - yes an excellent book on the corruption of the Koch years.	PoliticAverse	Mar 2021	#26
I absolutely LOVED Ed Koch, and I too pooh-poohed lots of what was in the news. It wasn't until....	George II	Mar 2021	#29
ooh thanks George II!	choie	Mar 2021	#85
When I googled the exact title yesterday, I saw that it's for sale on ebay or Amazon, but....	George II	Mar 2021	#86
I found it for a little over $7	choie	Mar 2021	#87
1985, during an FBI investigation into the Genovese crime family,	Budi	Mar 2021	#21
Tammany Hall was a name that I recently read. I haven't looked further but I will now!	Budi	Mar 2021	#14
That's the mother of all NYC political corruption. "Boss Tweed"...	PoliticAverse	Mar 2021	#33
God, They Were Notorious Here	Me.	Mar 2021	#35
They held power. Whatever people think of Teddy Roosevelt now he was not a wimp.	JanMichael	Mar 2021	#41
I hate to break it to Non NYers. NY has a history of corrupt politicians and politicians behaving	tulipsandroses	Mar 2021	#24
Doesn't matter the past corruption. The fact tha Trump sees a way to be pardoned & his life of Mob	Budi	Mar 2021	#27
What way is that?	brooklynite	Mar 2021	#32
it sure is such a theory, with the added benefit of ethnic-based stereotype smear attempts and CT	Celerity	Mar 2021	#72
Since he ran on cleaning up corruption, and has been embroiled in corruption scandals	tulipsandroses	Mar 2021	#37
This message was self-deleted by its author	Budi	Mar 2021	#28
Disgusting thread	Gruff B. Gus	Mar 2021	#34
Says You	Me.	Mar 2021	#36
Says you.	Budi	Mar 2021	#39
Unfortunately, several people seem to be trying to paste dirt on Alessandra Biaggi,	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#50
+100000000	Celerity	Mar 2021	#56
+100000000	Celerity	Mar 2021	#58
Alessandra Biaggi and Boylan are Cynthia Nixon clones,	radius777	Mar 2021	#70
K & R Thank You!	Budi	Mar 2021	#78
Biaggi might be helping to pave the way for a second Cynthia Nixon primary run.	lapucelle	Mar 2021	#81
Cynthia Nixon doesn't seem like a serious candidate. I can understand wanting to challenge	JI7	Mar 2021	#83
Nixon ran against Cuomo in 2018.	lapucelle	Mar 2021	#84

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