True News Wags the NYT Again and Again

On January 5, Right After the Ratner lobbyists took a plea True News wrote a story containing the following facts and asked the following questions

1. True News Asked what Did Bruce Ratner Know and Do About the Lipsky Bribe?

2. Lipsky was Ratner 2nd Lobbyist Bribery Indictment in a Year 3. Developer of Major New Rochelle Project, Forest City Ratner, Bribed Yonkers Official Sexy Sandy Annabi, U.S. Attorney Charges (Talk of the Sound) FCR Vice President Bruce Bender leaned on him in 2006 to change his expected vote opposing a controversial FCR development. Kruger crony leaned on me for vote: pol

4. Forest City Public Tit Money Caught in Corrupt Kruger

Bruce Bender, an executive with the development company Forest City Ratner who came out of Kruger's Thomas Jefferson club, was pressing him for $15 million in state funding for three Brooklyn projects. Mr. Kruger said he would get back to him. Half an hour later, he checked with his aides, found out he had $500,0000 left over at his own discretion, and told them to give it to the company for a project at Prospect Park. “I love you,” Mr. Bender said a few minutes later

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Developer Bruce Ratner is a recent recurring theme in corruption scandals. Every one of True News points is picked up.