What to Know
- A former New York lawmaker accused of ripping off an arts nonprofit and a disaster relief fund has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges
- Pamela Harris, a former Democratic state assemblywoman, entered the plea on Tuesday in Brooklyn
- She faces up to 57 months in prison at her sentencing on Sept. 26
A former New York lawmaker accused of ripping off an arts nonprofit and a disaster relief fund has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.
Pamela Harris, a former Democratic state assemblywoman, entered the plea on Tuesday in Brooklyn. She faces up to 57 months in prison at her sentencing on Sept. 26.
She was accused of pocketing $25,000 in federal funds by falsely claiming Superstorm Sandy chased her from her Coney Island residence in 2012.
Prosecutors also alleged that she used a forged lease while pocketing New York City Council discretionary funds intended for the nonprofit she ran.
Harris is a former corrections officer who was elected in 2015.
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