A Brooklyn businessman and former fundraiser for Mayor Bill de Blasio was convicted Wednesday of conspiring to bribe New York Police Department officials for favors. A federal jury in Manhattan found the businessman, Jeremy Reichberg, guilty on four of five counts of conspiracy, bribery and obstruction of justice. He was acquitted of paying bribes or gratuities to his co-defendant, former NYPD Deputy Inspector James Grant. Meanwhile,...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 02, 2019 19:09 UTC