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Brooklyn graft probe could crown Amen as next NY mayor
John Harlan Amen, appointed by Governor Lehman to clean up graft in Brooklyn, targets district bosses and judges in a sweeping Brooklyn graft crusade. He hints at indictments and shrewd handling that avoids jail or coerced testimony, boosting his political profile and potential path to New York mayoralty.
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