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New York Paroles for Sale
Loaded on May 15, 1999
by Julia Lutsky
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1999, page 20
In January 1997 the parents of a young Korean prisoner walked into the Brooklyn offices of federal prosecutor Zachary Carter to report that a volunteer fund raiser for Republican Governor Pataki said he would use his influence to win parole for their son if they contributed to the Governor's campaign …
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
Parole Board Misconduct,
Government Misconduct,
Parole.
Location:
New York.
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