Larry Seabrook, a Democratic Bronx City councilman, was given a 13-count indictment after he turned himself in. The 58-year-old Seabrook is charged with fraud, extortion, and money laundering between 2002 and 2009, according to an Associated Press report.
The charges say he tried to steal approximately $2.5 million in council discretionary funds for his nonprofit organization. Adding insult to injury, he allegedly gave some of the money—hundreds of thousands of it—to his girlfriend and family members. He also allegedly charged New York City for a $177 bagel.
Seabrook has been a councilman for three terms since 2002 and is a former state senator. He was charged at a Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday. Seabrook pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held on $500,000 bail.
