U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia just released an indictment against state Sen. Efrain Gonzalez Jr. (D-Bronx) for improperly steering pork money to a charity. This comes as state lawmakers returned to Albany today for a one-day session where they're discussing a range of issues including pay raises.
Gonzalez is one in a long line of Albany indictments over recent years, the most recent being Queens Assemb. Brian McLaughlin. McLaughlin, president of the city's Central Labor Council, faces a 44-count racketeering indictment that accuses him of mail fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, federal labor law violations and other crimes.