Alan G. Hevesi (born January 31, 1940) is a Democratic politician who
served as a
New York State AssemblyThe New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
man from 1971 to 1993, as
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of the City of New York from 1994 to 2001, and as State Comptroller for the State of New York from 2003 to 2006. Hevesi is originally from Queens, New York and is of Jewish descent.
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Hevesi was first elected State Comptroller in 2002 and won re-election in 2006. However, he resigned from office effective December 22, 2006 as part of a plea bargain with the
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Court. The plea deal called for him to plead guilty to one count of defrauding the government, based on his personal use of state employees to care for his ailing wife, in lieu of a grand jury indictment. In February 2007 Hevesi was sentenced to a $5000 fine and permanently banned from holding elective office again; he received no jail time and no probation.
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Background
Alan Hevesi is the son of the late Dr. Eugene Hevesi, a Hungarian-born a leader in the American Jewish community who served as foreign affairs secretary for the
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and as representative to the
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for several Jewish
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. His brother is Dennis Hevesi, a reporter for
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.. His grandfather was Simon Hevesi, Chief Rabbi of Budapest prior to World War II.
Alan Hevesi received his
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in Public Law & Government from
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in 1971. He earned a B.A. degree in Political Science from Queens College, CUNY. The title of his doctoral dissertation was
Legislative Leadership in New York State. His dissertation has been archived by
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Hevesi and his wife Carol have been residents of
Forest Hills, QueensForest Hills is a 2.4 sq. mile neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by Rego Park and Corona; to the east, by Flushing Meadows Park, the Grand Central Parkway, and Kew Gardens; to the west, by Middle Village and Glendale; and, to the...
.
State Assembly
From 1971 to 1993, Hevesi represented
QueensQueens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Five Boroughs which form New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a subdivision of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States.Located on...
in the
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, rising to chair various committees and be considered a potential Assembly Speaker. Simultaneously (from 1967 to 1993), he was an
associate professorThe meaning of the word professor varies. In some English-speaking countries, it refers to a senior academic who holds a departmental chair, especially as head of the department, or a personal chair awarded specifically to that individual...
of
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at Queens College in Flushing, New York.
Hevesi claims credit for authoring 108 laws as an assemblyman. He is a close ally of New York State Assembly Speaker
Sheldon SilverSheldon Silver is an American lawyer, a politician and a member of the Democratic Party, currently serving as Speaker of the New York State Assembly.- Personal life :...
.
NYC Comptroller
He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Nomination for City Comptroller in 1989; he was defeated by Brooklyn District Attorney and former Congresswoman
Elizabeth HoltzmanElizabeth Holtzman is an American lawyer and former Democratic politician, pioneer woman officeholder, four term U.S. Representative , two term District Attorney of Kings County , and New York City Comptroller Her role on the House Judiciary committee during the Watergate scandal drew national...
. In 1993, he came back to challenge Holtzman in the primary, following ethics accusations against Holtzman. Holtzman had taken a questionable loan from Fleet Bank, which Hevesi assailed her on during an
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debate. Hevesi was also supported by
Geraldine FerraroGeraldine Anne Ferraro is an American attorney, a Democratic Party politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. She was the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party.Ferraro grew up in New York and became a teacher and...
, a former Congresswoman and Vice Presidential running mate of
Walter MondaleWalter Frederick Mondale is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He was the 42nd Vice President of the United States under President Jimmy Carter, a two-term United States Senator from Minnesota, and the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1984...
. Ferraro, upset over Holtzman's 1992 Senate race attack, even went as far to encourage his candidacy to oppose Holtzman. (Ironically, Hevesi and Ferraro would later become estranged.) The politically powerful health care union Local 1199, led by Jennifer Cunningham, gave Hevesi its endorsement. Hevesi defeated Holtzman to secure the Democratic nomination. Hevesi then defeated former Congressman
Herman BadilloHerman Badillo is a Bronx, New York politician who has been a borough president, United States Representative, and candidate for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Puerto Rican to be elected to these posts and be a mayoral candidate in the United States .-Early years:Badillo was born in...
, the Republican candidate in the general election.
He served two terms as New York City Comptroller from 1994 to 2002, when he was term-limited out of the office.
State Comptroller
In 2001, Hevesi sought the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York, running on the platform of "Most Experienced, Best Qualified". He finished fourth, behind Public Advocate
Mark J. GreenMark J. Green is a public interest author and lawyer and a Democratic politician who lives in New York City. He is currently the president of Air America Radio....
, Bronx Borough President
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, and New York City Council Speaker Peter Vallone. Hevesi was the Liberal Party nominee for Mayor in the general election, but did not campaign in the race, rather he endorsed Green for mayor in the general election. Following his defeat in the mayor's race, Hevesi started his campaign for state comptroller, which he won, defeating Republican
John FasoJohn Faso was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2006, and was defeated by Democratic nominee Eliot Spitzer in the largest defeat for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in the state's history. This followed his loss to Alan Hevesi four years earlier in his run for State Comptroller...
, 50% to 46%.
As State Comptroller, Hevesi served as the state's chief fiscal officer and as head of the state Department of Audit and Control. In New York, the comptroller signs state checks, handles state bookkeeping, conducts audits of state and local finances, and issues economic forecasts. The comptroller also serves as the sole trustee of the state pension system, an important role in the investment community based on the value of New York State's investment portfolio.
On December 22, 2006,
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reported that "[N]ew York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi entered into a plea agreement which included his immediate resignation Friday to avoid a felony indictment by a New York State grand jury charging him with defrauding the government by having staffers drive his wife and assist her in with personal matters from 2003-2006. Hevesi pleaded guilty to Superior Court Filing of defrauding the government, a Class E felony, and will pay a $5,000 fine. Hevesi admitted the wrongdoing when allegations surfaced in November, and has repaid the state more than $200,000."
Hevesi, who was re-elected as New York State comptroller in 2006, would have begun his second term of office on January 1, 2007.
Controversies
The New York Post in an editorial questioned Hevesi's use of financial advisers as campaign contributors (
Alan Hevesi's advisers, November 11, 1996). As City Comptroller he got to choose the city bond underwriters. According to a New York Post editorial, Hevesi hired a female minority owned firm, Philadelphia based P.G. Corbin & Co. Hevesi used discretionary funds in the amount of $1.58 million. Back in 1995, Hevesi's office suspended Corbin for failing to pay $5,900 in city corporate taxes.
A Hevesi favored firm, San Francisco-based Grigsby Brandford & Co, was involved in a bribery scandal in 1995. New York City used Barnes, McGhee, Segue & Harper as bond underwriters. A problem emerged, when it was disclosed that Joseph N. Barnes, a managing partner failed to file his federal income tax returns in 1987, 1988 and 1991. What made it more troubling was that it was a minority owned firm. Since 1991, the firm was co-counsel that provided legal advice and tax opinions on city debt. Hevesi seen as a champion of minority causes now found himself in a difficult position. He had no comment.
Bayside, New York activist Joyce Shepard of the
Citizens Action Committee for Change tried to highlight the issue of abused women. She contacted Hevesi's office to investigate. Hevesi issued a critical report on the Giuliani administration. On April 17, 1997 she was at New York City Hall with both Giuliani and Hevesi side by side. They promised more space for victims of domestic abuse. Despite all the promises nothing happened. She went undercover to expose the shortcomings of the shelter system. She criticized both Hevesi and Giuliani. After she was quoted by the Village Voice Hevesi reportedly phoned her and told her: "Don't you ever call my office about anything again!". The comptroller's office didn't deny the call took place. But a spokesman stated the office is open to anyone who thinks something is going on we should know about (
Mission Unfullfilled, New York Newsday, Janison, D. July 20, 1997).
As state comptroller, Hevesi faced a conflict of interest allegation in relation to a private capital fund "Markstone". According to the New York Sun (
Hevesi's Advice Stirs Questions On the Coast, Gerstein, J., May 11, 2006). The opening paragraph stated,
The New York State comptroller, Alan Hevesi, encouraged California pension managers to invest in a private capital fund founded by a man whose wife has been a generous donor to his political campaigns. The story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times. Hevesi met with his California counterpart, comptroller Steve Westly and Elliot Broidy. Elliot Broidy of Markstone Capital Group. They met on May 19 2003 in order to "pitch" the
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)The California Public Employees' Retirement System is an agency in the California executive branch that "manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million California public employees, retirees, and their families"...
to invest in Markstone. Markstone was a fund that invested in Israeli companies. The Sun reported that in June 2003, Mr. Hevesi invested $200 million in Markstone. Mr. Broidy is a major Republican political contributor. Mr. Broidy did not directly contribute to Hevesi's political campaigns, but his wife did. His wife, Robin Rosenzweig, gave $80,000 since 2002. Before the May 2003 meeting she gave $30,000 and $50,000 afterwards. She also contributed to Andrew Hevesi's state assembly race.
As of July 2007, Hevesi is under investigation by the New York State Attorney General's office for allegedly mishandling money from the New York State Pension Fund. Criminal defense attorney, Bradley Simon, is representing him in this matter.
At a commencement address he delivered at Queens College on June 1 2006, Hevesi told his audience that Senator
Charles SchumerCharles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior U.S. Senator from the State of New York, serving since 1999. A Democrat, in 2005 he became chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. In November 2006, he was elected to the new post of Vice Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus...
was so tough he would "put a bullet between the President's eyes if he could get away with it." Several hours after his remarks, Hevesi apologized for his comments, calling them "beyond dumb," "remarkably stupid," and "incredibly moronic."
While attending the New York State Association of Counties conference on September 28 2006, Hevesi had one of his state employed press aides tape record the speech of his opponent, Christopher Callaghan.
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On October 2 2006, allegations arose that Hevesi fired receptionist Alexander McHugh, who filed a charge of sexual harassment. Hevesi's office stated that the receptionist did not cooperate with their investigation into the matter and that "...found no evidence of sexual harassment." McHugh filed a complaint with the federal
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Controversy regarding a chauffeur for Hevesi's wife
On September 21 2006, Alan Hevesi admitted that he used Nicholas Acquafredda as a state employee to drive and aid his ailing wife. In 2003, Hevesi claims that the State Ethics Commission decided that he would pay back the entire cost of driving around his wife unless it is for specific safety purposes. A spokesperson from the State Ethics Commission denies such a decision was made.
On September 26 2006, Hevesi said he will pay the state more than $82,000 for having a public employee chauffeur his wife, after his Republican challenger, Christopher Callaghan, asked the
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's office to investigate. Callaghan first phoned in the complaint to the State Comptroller's own State funds-abuse/fraud hotline. Hevesi had admitted the previous week that he had not reimbursed the state. Callaghan and the Republican gubernatorial nominee ,
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, also called for Hevesi's resignation. The Attorney General (and at that time Democratic gubernatorial nominee),
Eliot SpitzerEliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. He served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of the exposure of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring...
, withdrew his endorsement of Hevesi.
The controversy stimulated interest in the candidacies of Callaghan and minor party candidates
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of the
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and John Cain of the
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[dead link] Hevesi claimed that the drivers were needed to provide security detail to his wife, though a bipartisan ethics panel concluded that the state police found no threat that justified such an arrangement. The panel also concluded that Hevesi had no intention of repaying the state for the driver services until Callaghan publicly filed a complaint.
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On October 12 2006, Albany County District Attorney
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' office acknowledged that it was officially investigating actions by Hevesi regarding the public employee hired to chauffeur his wife.
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On October 23 2006, the Ethics Commission deemed that Hevesi's actions involving the chauffeur may have violated state law.
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On November 3 2006, Hevesi was ordered by the office of state Attorney General
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to pay the state $90,000 - in addition to the $83,000 he has already paid - in compensation for what has been deemed an improper use of a state employee.
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On December 12 2006, Hevesi agreed to a deal that calls for the $90,000 in escrow money to be turned over to the state and for him to pay an additional $33,605 within 10 days, making his payback total $206,000. It was revealed that Hevesi had actually hired four, not the two employees initially thought for his wife's 'security detail' and said employees were running personal errands according to the report from the Attorney General Office.
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On December 13 2006, a poll conducted between December 5 and December 11 by Quinnipiac showed that 45% of people in New York felt that Hevesi should resign and 43% felt he had paid his debt to the state. 1,144 registered voters in New York were polled with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent.
On December 14 2006, the Albany County District Attorney acknowledged that he had a strong enough case to indict Hevesi (see beginning of page for judicial resolution).
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The scandal came to a close in February, 2007 when, after pleading guilty in December 2006 to a charge of defrauding the government, Hevesi was sentenced by Judge Stephen Herrick in Albany County Court to a $5,000 fine and barred permanently from elected office. As part of the plea deal, he was given no jail time, and received no probation.
[dead link] Prior to sentencing, Hevesi paid the state more that $200,000 in restitution. Hevesi expressed remorse for his actions and told the judge: "I'm culpable, I'm responsible and I apologize."
Holocaust restitution sanctions by states and municipalities
By December 1997, Hevesi as Comptroller of the City of New York enlisted the weight and soundness of his City's finances in the cause of forcing Swiss banks to meet the demands of the
World Jewish CongressThe World Jewish Congress was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations...
and other organizations then
suing Swiss banks over Nazi-era bank balancesThe World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks was launched to retrieve deposits made by victims of Nazi persecution during and prior to World War II.-Negotiations:...
the WJC said was owing to the heirs of victims of the Holocaust, joined eventually by both then-Mayor of New York City Rudolph Giuliani and then-Governor of New York State
George PatakiGeorge Elmer Pataki is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York serving three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006...
. One book on the subject dubs him "the godfather of Holocaust restitution sanctions."
He recruited the financial officers of many other states and municipalities in the US to similarly place the powers and responsibilities entrusted to them by their employers at the service of this cause, at one point calling them to a conference in his own city at which they discussed ways and means of coordinating their individual actions for maximum effect. Sanctions took the forms, variously, of withdrawing balances from (the US branches of) Swiss banks, disinvestment in Swiss banks and their various investment vehicles, disinvestment in Swiss companies, and in companies of other nationalities with operations or markets in Switzerland. Hevesi and a number of his accomplices further undertook to deny regulatory permissions to Swiss banks seeking to expand their activities in their jurisdictions.
This effort against Switzerland having seemed successful in securing the $1.25 billion (1999) settlement, Hevesi then brought the power of the ad hoc network he had constructed to bear in subsequent actions against Germany, Austria, and other countries., where its use also was deemed successful in raising the amounts of the settlements.
Payoffs to Raymond Harding for Political Favors
On October 6, 2009, Raymond Harding, chairman of the
Liberal Party of New YorkThe Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of center-left policies: it favors abortion rights, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal Party's...
, plead guilty to charges that he accepted $800,000 from aides to Hevesi when Hevesi was comptroller of the state of New York. In 2005, Harding had secured employment at the Health Insurance Plan of New York for the incumbent State Assemblyman in District 28 (Queens), who then did not run for re-election so that Hevesi's son, Andrew, could run for State Assemblyman. The younger Hevesi ran successfully and took his seat in the Assembly in 2005. Alan Hevesi thanked Harding for his assistance in his son's election.
Electoral history
2002 Democratic Primary for state Comptroller
- Alan Hevesi, 63%
- William Mulrow, 37%
2002 Race for state Comptroller
- Alan Hevesi (D), 50%
- John Faso
John Faso was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2006, and was defeated by Democratic nominee Eliot Spitzer in the largest defeat for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in the state's history. This followed his loss to Alan Hevesi four years earlier in his run for State Comptroller...
(R), 46%
2006 Race for state Comptroller
- Alan Hevesi (D), 56.37%
- Christopher Callaghan (R), 39.45%
- Julia Willebrand
Julia Willebrand is an environmental, peace and education activist and was the Green Party nominee for the office of Comptroller of the State of New York in the 2006 New York state elections.- Biography :...
(Green), 2.78%
- John Cain (LBT), 0.99%
- Willie Cotton (SWP), 0.40%
City and state tickets Hevesi has run on
1993 NYC Democratic Ticket
- Mayor: David Dinkins
David Norman Dinkins is a former politician from New York City. He was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, being the first African American to hold that office.-Early life:...
- Public Advocate: Mark J. Green
Mark J. Green is a public interest author and lawyer and a Democratic politician who lives in New York City. He is currently the president of Air America Radio....
- Comptroller: Alan Hevesi
1997 NYC Democratic Ticket
- Mayor: Ruth Messinger
Ruth Wyler Messinger is a former political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party as well as the Democratic Socialists of America. She was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City in 1997, losing to incumbent mayor Rudy Giuliani. She is married to Andrew Lachman,...
- Public Advocate: Mark J. Green
- Comptroller: Alan Hevesi
2001 NYC Liberal Party Ticket
- Mayor: Alan Hevesi
- Public Advocate: Scott Stringer
Scott Stringer is a New York Democratic politician and the current Borough President of Manhattan. His mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, is a cousin of Bella Abzug and served on the New York City Council. Stringer grew up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, attended Manhattan...
- Comptroller: Herbert Berman
Herbert Berman is a politician in New York. He served as a City Councilman from Brooklyn and was the Chairman of the Council Finance Committee for several years. Because of term limits prohibiting Berman from seeking reelection in 2001 to the Council, he sought the Democratic nomination for New...
2002 NYS Democratic Ticket
- Governor: Carl McCall
H. Carl McCall is a former Comptroller of New York State and was the Democratic candidate in the 2002 election for state governor. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for numerous corporations. He received a degree from...
- Lieutenant Governor: Dennis Mehiel
- Comptroller: Alan Hevesi
- Attorney General: Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. He served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of the exposure of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring...
2006 NYS Democratic ticket
- Governor: Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. He served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of the exposure of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring...
- Lieutenant Governor: David Paterson
David Alexander Paterson is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first African American governor of New York and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C...
- Comptroller: Alan Hevesi
- Attorney General: Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Mark Cuomo is the New York State Attorney General. He was elected on November 7, 2006. Previously Cuomo was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2001....
- U.S. Senate: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving within the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she served as First Lady of...
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