Seabrook was instrumental in pushing through the "Feces Bill" which made it a felony to throw feces at a corrections officer.[5] Seabrook fought for deals, sometimes in unison with other city unions, including the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York and the Uniformed Firefighters Association.[6] Seabrook lobbied for corrections officers to gain parity with the NYPD and the FDNY in pay and benefits.[1] In 2001, Seabrook was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki to the three-person, bipartisan "Task Force to Reform New York State and New York City Elections".[2]
Seabrook hosted his own radio show called, Real Talk, Real Time on WWRL 1600 AM in New York City market. This show aired weekly on Fridays.
Criminal issuesedit
Seabrook was charged with taking a $60,000 bribe in connection with a $20 million investment of union members' money.[7] Seabrook was said to have been "presented with a Ferragamo bag by Jona Rechnitz."[8] $19 million of that investment was lost, but through lengthy deals $4.5 million has been restituted.[8] Seabrook was indicated by a federal grand jury on July 7, 2016, along with co-defendant Murray Huberfeld. Huberfield was the founder of Platinum Partners, a hedge fund to which COBA funds would be directed by Seabrook. In return for the COBA investments, Seabrook received kickbacks of between $100,000 and $150,000, depending on the amount invested by COBA.[9] The first trial ended in a hung jury.[1] In the second trial, Seabrook was convicted of corruption and was sentenced to 58 months in prison.[10]
As a result of the legal issues, his bank attempted to foreclose on his home.[11]
Referencesedit
^ abcdWeiser, Benjamin; Greenberg, Zoe (February 8, 2019). "Norman Seabrook Was Once a Union PowerBroker in New York. Now He Is Going to Prison. (Published 2019)". New York Times.
^ ab"Biography of Norman Seabrook". University of North Texas. 2002-05-24. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
^Klein, Jeffrey D. (March 2, 2011). "Klein Honors Everyday Heroes At His Annual Black History Month Celebration Breakfast". Newsroom: Former New York State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein. Albany, NY: New York State Senate. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
^Schwirtz, Michael; Winerip, Michael (December 15, 2014). "At Rikers Island, Union Chief's Clout Is a Roadblock to Reform". New York Times.
^"After SDNY Sentencing Norman Seabrook Tells Inner City Press YouTube Is Doctored But Here It Is". www.innercitypress.com. February 8, 2019.
^UFANYC. "Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York - UFA News". FDNY Union Website. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
^Brown, Stephen Rex. "Former jails union boss Norman Seabrook loses appeal in bribery case". New York Daily News.
^ abSTEIER, RICHARD. "Deny Seabrook Appeal Of Bribery Conviction; 58-Month Term Near". The Chief.
^"Norman Seabrook, President Of Correction Officers Benevolent Association, Sentenced To 58 Months In Prison For Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Investing Union Money In New York-Based Hedge Fund". www.justice.gov. February 8, 2019.
^"Deutsche Bank aims to foreclose on the home of former jail union leader". Crain's New York Business. August 25, 2020.
norman, seabrook, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, external, links, follow, wikipedia, policies, guidelines, please, improve, this, articl. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s use of external links may not follow Wikipedia s policies or guidelines Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Norman Seabrook is an American former law enforcement officer and union leader who was the president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association from 1995 to 2016 1 Norman SeabrookBorn 1960 02 23 February 23 1960 age 64 Bronx New York U S CitizenshipUnited StatesAlma materEmpire State CollegeOccupationCorrections officerEmployerNew York City Department of Correction former OrganizationCorrection Officers Benevolent AssociationKnown forLeadership CorruptionTitlePresidentTerm1995 2016PredecessorStanley IsraelSuccessorElias HusamudeenCriminal statusConvictedCriminal charge1 honest services fraud 2 conspiracyPenalty58 months incarcerationCapture statusIncarceratedImprisoned atFCI BeckleyNotesFederal Inmate 77754 054Career editSeabrook became a corrections officer in 1985 2 He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Empire State College 3 As leader of COBA which represents more than 9 000 officers within the New York City Department of Correction Seabrook was known for his strong defense for union members and was said by The New York Times to be a roadblock to reform 4 Seabrook was described by the New York Times as being a powerbroker in New York City 1 Seabrook was instrumental in pushing through the Feces Bill which made it a felony to throw feces at a corrections officer 5 Seabrook fought for deals sometimes in unison with other city unions including the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York and the Uniformed Firefighters Association 6 Seabrook lobbied for corrections officers to gain parity with the NYPD and the FDNY in pay and benefits 1 In 2001 Seabrook was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki to the three person bipartisan Task Force to Reform New York State and New York City Elections 2 Seabrook hosted his own radio show called Real Talk Real Time on WWRL 1600 AM in New York City market This show aired weekly on Fridays Criminal issues edit Seabrook was charged with taking a 60 000 bribe in connection with a 20 million investment of union members money 7 Seabrook was said to have been presented with a Ferragamo bag by Jona Rechnitz 8 19 million of that investment was lost but through lengthy deals 4 5 million has been restituted 8 Seabrook was indicated by a federal grand jury on July 7 2016 along with co defendant Murray Huberfeld Huberfield was the founder of Platinum Partners a hedge fund to which COBA funds would be directed by Seabrook In return for the COBA investments Seabrook received kickbacks of between 100 000 and 150 000 depending on the amount invested by COBA 9 The first trial ended in a hung jury 1 In the second trial Seabrook was convicted of corruption and was sentenced to 58 months in prison 10 As a result of the legal issues his bank attempted to foreclose on his home 11 References edit a b c d Weiser Benjamin Greenberg Zoe February 8 2019 Norman Seabrook Was Once a Union PowerBroker in New York Now He Is Going to Prison Published 2019 New York Times a b Biography of Norman Seabrook University of North Texas 2002 05 24 Retrieved 2020 10 10 Klein Jeffrey D March 2 2011 Klein Honors Everyday Heroes At His Annual Black History Month Celebration Breakfast Newsroom Former New York State Senator Jeffrey D Klein Albany NY New York State Senate Retrieved December 26 2021 Schwirtz Michael Winerip Michael December 15 2014 At Rikers Island Union Chief s Clout Is a Roadblock to Reform New York Times After SDNY Sentencing Norman Seabrook Tells Inner City Press YouTube Is Doctored But Here It Is www innercitypress com February 8 2019 UFANYC Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York UFA News FDNY Union Website Retrieved 2020 10 10 Brown Stephen Rex Former jails union boss Norman Seabrook loses appeal in bribery case New York Daily News a b STEIER RICHARD Deny Seabrook Appeal Of Bribery Conviction 58 Month Term Near The Chief Indictment Retrieved 18 October 2021 Norman Seabrook President Of Correction Officers Benevolent Association Sentenced To 58 Months In Prison For Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Investing Union Money In New York Based Hedge Fund www justice gov February 8 2019 Deutsche Bank aims to foreclose on the home of former jail union leader Crain s New York Business August 25 2020 Portal nbsp Organized labour 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