LOCAL · NY · 1994-2001
Alan Hevesi
NYC Comptroller · Democrat · New York
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Later NY State Comptroller 2003-2006; resigned + pleaded guilty 2010 to defrauding government
SEVERITY · FELONY · CRIMES · fraud
Background
Alan Gerson Hevesi (b. 1940) served as NYC Comptroller 1994-2001 + NY State Comptroller 2003-2006. Resigned NY State Comptroller December 22, 2006 amid "Chauffeurgate" — using state employees to drive his ailing wife. Pleaded guilty Oct 2010 to felony pay-to-play in a $5.4B NY State Common Retirement Fund kickback scheme; served 1 year + 1 month at Mid-State CF. Restored to civil rights 2012. Father of former U.S. Rep Andrew Hevesi.
Curated bio from Officium's editorial pass.
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