Guilty pleas in theft of public funds
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | State Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) was indicted in August on charges that she took part in a scheme to funnel public money into a phony not-for-profit organization that she created. She has pleaded not guilty to charges of fifth-degree conspiracy, tampering with evidence and falsifying business records.
Three co-defendants of former Queens state Sen. Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty Wednesday for their roles in stealing $29,950 in public funds for their own use and covering it up, state officials said.
Patricia Savage -- Huntley's aide and president of Parent Workshop, a bogus nonprofit -- and Lynn Smith, its treasurer and Huntley's niece, pleaded guilty to a felony, third-degree attempted...
