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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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