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Benefactor testifies at cop's misconduct trial

Gary Parker, Zachary Parker's father, takes the stand

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Gary Parker, Zachary Parker's father, takes the stand at the William Flanagan police misconduct trial in Mineola. (Jan. 29, 2013)

A Nassau prosecutor hammered a local police benefactor on the stand Tuesday about why he asked for a police commander's help with his son's burglary case during a chance meeting at the U.S. Open golf tournament.

Gary Parker, who Monday testified that he regularly donated large sums of money to various law enforcement groups and picked up the tab at dinners for high-ranking Nassau police officials,...

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