Diane Gordon
Encyclopedia
Diane Gordon is an American
politician
and a former member of the New York
State Assembly
who represented the East New York section of Brooklyn
from 2001 to 2008.
On July 10, 2006, Gordon was indicted by the office of the Brooklyn District Attorney
, who filed charges alleging that the assemblywoman offered to help a contractor obtain a $2 million parcel of land from the city if he would build her a house. On April 8, 2008, she was convicted on eight of nine counts, including: Two counts of receiving bribes, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of "receiving awards for official misconduct." On January 21, 2009, after six months of legal appeals, she began serving her two-to-six year jail term.
United States
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politician
Politician
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and a former member of the New York
New York
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State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
who represented the East New York section of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
from 2001 to 2008.
On July 10, 2006, Gordon was indicted by the office of the Brooklyn District Attorney
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
, who filed charges alleging that the assemblywoman offered to help a contractor obtain a $2 million parcel of land from the city if he would build her a house. On April 8, 2008, she was convicted on eight of nine counts, including: Two counts of receiving bribes, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of "receiving awards for official misconduct." On January 21, 2009, after six months of legal appeals, she began serving her two-to-six year jail term.