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Rob Astorino Gives Up On Trying To Get Back $9K Rolex Seized By FBI In Corruption Probe Rob Astorino Gives Up On Trying To Get Back $9K Rolex Seized By FBI In Corruption Probe
Rob Astorino Gives Up On Trying To Get Back $9K Rolex Seized By FBI In Corruption Probe This story has been updated. Federal investigators have finalized seizure of former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's luxury Rolex Submariner watch. Astorino says he won't try to get it back. The watch, worth nearly $9,000, was partially paid for by a campaign donor later prosecuted for bribing New York City police officers and other public officials. According to court papers filed on Tuesday, June 11 in federal court, real estate developer Jona Rechnitz, who in 2013 gave $15,000 to Astorino’s re-election campaign, helped Astorino buy the watch from a store owner in Manhatt…

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Latimer Executive Order Limits Chaplains Following Federal Corruption Probe Latimer Executive Order Limits Chaplains Following Federal Corruption Probe
Latimer Executive Order Limits Chaplains Following Federal Corruption Probe Westchester County volunteer chaplains must meet tougher requirements after a former chaplain testified last fall that he got a county government job in exchange for campaign donations. It became a campaign issue for Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat who defeated incumbent Rob Astorino. Latimer announced a new executive order via social media, saying he signed the requirement that chaplains be active clergy and either live in Westchester or lead a congregation here. All requests for chaplains go to the commissioner of public safety and the list of chaplains will be pr…

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by Jon Craig