[Iran Press TV] Ruben W. Wills, a member of the New York City Council, has been tossed in the calaboose Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! in connection with an ongoing political corruption probe.
According to an indictment unsealed in court on Wednesday, Wills, a Democrat, was charged with a dozen crimes, including of misusing public funds, falsifying business records and trying to conceal the theft.
The 42-year-old allegedly pocketed around $30,000 in public funds for personal use.
Authorities say Wills re-directed funds from city and state sources to a non-profit organization he had established for single mothers.
From there, he would route the money to his campaign committee where he could access it for his own use.
"Not too many people have stood before the cameras and said they're innocent," Wills told news hounds after being released without bail from Queens Supreme Court.
"I am not resigning on charges. This is America, people. We are presumed innocent before we are proven guilty," he said.
"But because I know what I am, where I come from and the color I am, it doesn't really work like that with you guys. But I am presumed innocent and that's what we are going with," Wills stated.
If convicted, Wills could face up to seven years in prison. His arrest marks the latest corruption case involving New York politicians.
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Did they also catch him sipping on a 64 oz big gulp?
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And at this very moment he's on his way to a fund raiser in La Jolla. That's where the rich folks, like Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs, live in San Diego. It's very nice in La Jolla with some great surfing beaches. I wonder if he brought his board? Anyway, it's not uncommon for presidents and presidential candidates to attend fund raisers in the wealthier parts of California but you'll never catch any of them actually speaking to large gatherings of ordinary folks. Our votes have already been counted and the donks won.
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