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Koch has declared himself "chagrined and mortified that this kind of corruption could exist and I did not know of it." His ignorance may have been willful: during his first campaign for mayor, Koch, running as a reformer, secretly solicited the support of Meade Esposito, Brooklyn's powerful Democratic boss. Then, as mayor, Koch appointed Esposito's pal Anthony Ameruso as transportation commissioner, even though an advisory board had declared Ameruso unqualified. The transportation department went on to become the source of major scandals. Ameruso has been convicted of perjury, Esposito of corruption in a separate case. The mayor, says...
...runaway horse and several government investigations. Now the Bronx Democrat may be facing the toughest threat yet to his survival: last week he was indicted on federal charges of bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Biaggi, 69, is accused of accepting Florida vacations from former Brooklyn Democratic Leader Meade Esposito in return for lobbying on behalf of a financially troubled Brooklyn ship-repair company. If convicted, Biaggi faces up to 32 years in prison and Esposito, 80, a maximum of 27 years...
...What the Center really needs is a strong director with a sense of leadership," says John L. Esposito, a professor of religious studies at Holy Cross. He says an acting director is "not in a position to do what needs to be done...
...usual sources, the foundations and the oil companies don't have the funds, explains Holy Cross's Esposito. "In this Administration, who has the money? The Defense Department...
...call good customers. "I'm not denying that he plays golf with customers," Bally's Alan Rosenzweig says of Mays, "but he spends more time with charities and schools." Either radiating altruism or blushing from embarrassment, retired athletes as distinguished as Brooks Robinson, Johnny Unitas, Walt Frazier and Phil Esposito have danced around in crap-game commercials, like so many Sky Mastersons in a velveteen sewer, warbling...