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Resigned Aide Charged In Kickback Scandal
New York City officials report Mayor John Lindsay facing a major graft scandal as James L. Marcus and five others are charged in a federal kickback scheme tied to an $800,000 reservoir contract. Marcus, once a key adviser and water commissioner, resigned amid the indictment hours after $40,000 was paid, with bail set at $40,000 for one defendant and others released. The case, tied to organized crime infiltration efforts, spans January 1966 to June 1967 and implicates figures linked to Grand and Co and labor circles, signaling a deep breach in Lindsay’s administration.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
James L. Marcus
Lindsay
Braintrust
Cosa Nostra
Marcus
Slahor
Antonio Kony Ducks Corallo
City Hall
Dutty
Sid
Matone
Water Commission
Department of Air Pollution
Sanitation Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Herbert Itkin
New York City
Charles Rappaport
Itkins
Daniel Motto
Greenwich, Conn
Brand
Itkin
Bronx
FBI
Coralla
Grand and Co