Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, has spent $182,559 in per-diem and travel expenses over the last decade, which is the highest amount among the members of the Lower Hudson Valley state delegation.
Name J. Gary Pretlow
Branch Assembly
County (s) Westchester
Party Democrat
Community Mount Vernon
District number 87th
Pay
Total pay$92,000
Committee stipend$12,500
Regular pay$79,500
Office Expenses
Office Expenses$337,613
Attendance
Day’s present81
Day’s absent0
Number of days in session81
Absence Rate0.0%
Travel expenses by year
Total (2000-July 19, 2010) $182,559
Total 2001-2010 (fiscal years) $165,972
Fiscal year 2000-2001$10,455
Fiscal year 2001-2002$13,785
Fiscal year 2002-2003$11,619
Fiscal year 2003-2004$12,359
Fiscal year 2004-2005$16,716
Fiscal year 2005-2006$14,201
Fiscal year 2006-2007$16,842
Fiscal year 2007-2008$18,881
Fiscal year 2008-2009$24,008
Fiscal year 2009-2010$27,106
Travel expenses: A snapshot April 1-July 19, 2010
Total travel expenses (April 1-July 19, 2010)$16,587
For More Information Contact: Samuel L. Rivers 914.760.8136
CHALLENGER DEMANDS INCUMBANT TO IMMEDIATELTY WITHDRAW LEGISLATION
Mount Vernon, NY August 19th, 2010 – Samuel L. Rivers, candidate for New York State Assembly, 87th District is calling for his opponent J. Gary Pretlow to immediately withdraw legislation that he sponsored that will disenfranchise millions of New York Voters.Pretlow is the sole sponsor of bill A02681.The bill seeks to amend Section 1 Subdivision 3 of section 1-104 of the election law to increase the number of votes to an independent party to become a recognized party from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand votes.
“Pretlow is seeking to rid the New York State of the minor parties” says Rivers.Rivers says Pretlow has sponsored this legislation for personal reasons and selfish gain.Pretlow failed to get the endorsements of the Independence and Conservative Parties.However, Pretlow did receive the endorsement of the Working Families Party that is currently under investigation by the United States Attorney’s office in Manhattan.“I have been saying all along the Pretlow is corrupt and only interested in lining his pockets with money from Special Interest Groups.Pretlow validated this theory with the acceptance of the Working Parties line” Rivers said.
In justifying the need to increase the number of votes to an independent party to become a recognized party from 50,000 to 100,000 votes, Pretlow it was necessary because “The 50,000 vote requirement has lead to eight parties with ballot status. Fifty six counties have voting machines with nine rows and the other six have voting machines with eight columns. Eight parties with ballot status place an undue hardship on boards of elections especially in view of the fact that many parties are just cross endorsing candidates”.
INVESTIGATORS AS THEY RAID THE OFFICES OF ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT
Mount Vernon taxpayers will now have to pay additional costs because of the reckless and negligent actions of the administration of Mayor Clinton Young, The Mount Vernon City Council, The City of Mount Vernon Planning Board, and Atlantic Development.
On Thursday, August 12th, 2010, an Article 78 proceeding was commenced in New York State Supreme Court against the above mentioned defendant-respondents. On September, 28th, at 9:30 a.m. an application will be made to the court for the following relief:
(a)Annul, vacate and set aside the following interrelated approval ordinances adopted by Respondent City Council of the City of Mount Vernon (the “City Council”) concerning property located at the intersection of Gramatan Avenue and Oakley Avenue (Map Page 165.54, Block 1122, Lots 1, 19 and 20) on Oakley Avenue (Map Page 165.54, Block 1135, Lot 10) and on Crary Avenue (Map Page 165.54, Block 1135, Lot 1) (collectively the “Property”) approving zoning text amendments to the PUD-2 Zone to allow residential and non-residential mixed use development within one-half mile of the Mount Vernon East Train Station subject to certain restrictions;
(b)Annul, vacate and set aside the ordinances adopted by Respondent City Council which established the PUD-2 District (as amended) for the Property;
(c)Annul vacate and set aside the Resolution of the City Council adopting the SEQRA Environmental Findings for the proposed development;
(d)Annul, vacate and set aside the Resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Mount Vernon (the “Planning Board”) approving the site plan for the Project and any environmental findings in connection therewith;
(e)Enjoin Respondent City of Mount Vernon (“Mount Vernon” or the “City”) from issuing any building permits in furtherance of the challenged Ordinances and Resolutions; and
(f)Enjoin Respondent Atlantic Development Group, LLC (the “Applicant” or “Atlantic”) from taking any action in furtherance of the challenged Ordinances and Resolutions.
Bob Dadarria, a Mount Vernon resident, and community activist, was one of the aggrieved parties that retained counsel to bring the Article 78 action against Mount Vernon officials and Atlantic Development. Dadarria and others retained high profile attorney, Albert Pirro Jr, who is perceived by many to be one of the best land use attorney’s in New York State. Albert Pirro is also the ex-husband of former Westchester County District Attorney Jeannine Pirro.
The lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court contains numerous explosive allegations of incompetence and corruption of Mount Vernon City Officials. One of the allegations contained therein, is that City of Mount Vernon officials did not make public many of the documents pertaining to the Atlantic Development project as required by law. There have also been allegations that Mount Vernon City Council members were bribed in exchange for a favorable vote for the Atlantic Development project. The lawsuit as filed with the court validates this theory. This lawsuit comes as no surprise as Mount Vernon taxpayers were skeptical of Atlantic Development, a company under criminal investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for hiring undocumented workers and bribing City officials.
Atlantic Development also retained Kenneth Plummer of Kensworth Consulting as a lobbyist for the massive, controversial low income skyscraper recently erroneously approved by incompetent Mount Vernon City officials. It has been reported that Mayor Young is a financier and silent partner of Kensworth Consulting.
Mount Vernon taxpayers must remain vigilant in the fight against corrupt Mount Vernon officials. Just today, August 15th, 2010, the was an article in the Journal News about another Mayor Young crony looking to steal 8 city owned properties valued at over $2M dollars for $150,000.
The City Council failed to take a “hard look” and simply approved the project as presented by the Applicant without regard to multiple adverse environmental and economic consequences. The Planning Board members did not review, or have a reasonable opportunity to review, the most recent revisions to the proposed site plan before voting to approve that site plan with the most recent revisions to that site plan. When questioned following the vote, only one member of the Planning Board acknowledged having reviewed the site plan as then proposed on July 7, 2010 prior to voting on that site plan on July 7, 2010. Due to the last minute submission of the site plan, the Planning Board did not and could not properly review and evaluate the final site plan prior to voting to approve that site plan on July 7, 2010.
Based on the foregoing, The Planning Board’s approval of the site plan on July 7, 2010 was arbitrary, capricious, contrary to law, without any rational basis and not based upon the record before the Planning Board.
One of the most significant issues presented to the City Council as part of the SEQRA review of this project is the potential impact on the public schools should the proposed project be constructed and occupied.
According to the calculations conducted by the City Council, its consultants and the consultants for the Applicant, the projected student generation from the proposed project is sixty-two (62) school children and, significantly, thirty-five (35) of those children would attend elementary school. Upon information and belief, the designated elementary school for the children who reside in the project area is Lincoln Elementary School. Upon information and belief, the designated elementary school for the children who reside in the project area is Lincoln Elementary School.
However, upon information and belief, Lincoln Elementary School is currently approximately one hundred forty-five (145%) percent of capacity and cannot possibly accommodate an additional thirty-five (35) students without severely adversely impacting the school’s ability to properly educate its student population.
The City Council, while aware of the potential severe impact on Lincoln Elementary School, failed to either avoid or mitigate the significant over capacity the construction and occupation of the proposed project would generate.
Instead, the City Council’s only response to this severe and adverse impact was to require that, as a condition to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the Applicant use its “best efforts” to work with the Board of Education to change the attendance zone for the project area so that children living in the proposed project will attend either Pennington School, Columbus School, or Traphagen School.
However, upon information and belief, while these alternate schools are not as overcrowded as Lincoln Elementary School, they are also over capacity.
In addition, no study was undertaken as to the potential impacts to these proposed alternate schools, which are a significant distance from the project area, which is less than a half mile from Lincoln Elementary School.
No review was done to determine how the shift of attendance zones would impact bus routes or the increase in number of children requiring busing or the overall impacts such a disruption of established attendance zones would cause.
Further and more significantly, there is no provision in the findings or any of the approvals in the event the Applicant’s “best efforts” to work with the Board of Education do not result in a resolution of this issue.
The City Council has effectively abdicated its responsibility and obligation as lead agency to study and mitigate this significant, adverse and far reaching impact that could potentially cause seriously detrimental consequences to one or more elementary schools and the education of hundreds of young school children who attend those schools.
Rather than address this significant problem, the City Council has shifted that responsibility to the Applicant and to the Mount Vernon Board of Education to determine how to avoid severe impacts to the children who attend these schools from both existing residences and those who will reside in the proposed project.
The City Council, as lead agency, has for all intents and purposes washed its hands with respect to this significant adverse impact and told the Applicant and the Board of Education to resolve a situation the City Council refused to address.
The City Council not only refused to take responsibility for this severe impact, the findings, as adopted, allow the project to move forward without any mitigation to address the overcrowding issue at these elementary schools should the Applicant and the Board of Education be unable to resolve the issue.
Even if a resolution is eventually reached, the findings are fatally flawed because the lead agency did not address this severe impact, and the City Council has not and will not be able to study whatever solution is reached, if any solution is ever found.
There is now no way to determine what secondary or unanticipated impacts will result from any resolution of this issue if some solution is worked out and, more concerning, what impacts there will be if no solution is ever agreed upon. The City Council has clearly failed to take a ‘hard look” at this extremely significant adverse impact.
Once the Applicant demonstrates “best efforts” the project will go forward and only time will tell what significant impacts will result in the absence of mitigation or what impacts will result from some unknown agreement between the Board of Education and the Applicant.
Based on the foregoing and the City Council’s complete failure to meet its responsibility as lead agency, the Findings Statement adopted on June 29, 2010 is arbitrary, capricious, contrary to law and without a rational basis and must be annulled, vacated and set aside.
Upon information and belief, some of those documents, studies, reports and reviews that the City Council relied upon were and are not included in the public record maintained in connection with the review and approval of the proposed project.
The failure to include all relevant documents relied upon by the City Council in the review and approval of the proposed project in the records available for public review constitutes a violation of SEQRA and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Based upon the failure to include all relevant documents, studies, reports and reviews in the public record, the findings and approvals were adopted in violation of law and lawful procedure and must be annulled, vacated and set aside.
In connection with the review and approval of the proposed project, the Applicant and the City on June 11, 2009 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) governing the process and procedures to be followed in connection with the environmental review and development of the proposed project.
The MOU, among other things, set certain deadlines in connection with the environmental review of the project which unreasonably restricted and limited the City Council’s review of the project and the public’s ability to participate in and review the SEQRA process undertaken by the City Council.
The MOU was made in violation of applicable law and constitutes a violation of SEQRA and the regulations promulgated thereunder and illegally committed the City to a course of action without required environmental review.
The MOU also contains numerous terms and conditions not included or studied as part of the environmental review of the project in violation of law and lawful procedure.
Based on the foregoing, the findings and approvals adopted in connection with the proposed project must be annulled, vacated and set aside.
Corrupt Election Commissioner Reggie LaFayette pictured with his Executive Assistant Tajian Jones (co-conspirator) and Lila Kirton (Governor Patterson's mistress)
Embattled Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow
Assemblyman Pretlow's car illegally parked in Board of Elections parking lot
On Friday, July 16th, 2010 Mount Vernon Exposed publisher Samuel L. Rivers made a visit to the Westchester County Board of Elections to inspect nominating petitions filed by his opponent for 87th Assembly, J. Gary Pretlow. Rivers was surprised when he walked into the Board of Elections and saw Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow standing around staring into space. Pretlow began to perspire profusely when he saw his opponent Samuel L. Rivers
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Rivers politely greeted Pretlow, who did not look happy to see Rivers. Rivers asked Pretlow was he there to challenge Rivers’ petitions. Pretlow responded, “I am not challenging anything”. Pretlow began to pace back and forth with a look of defeat and nervousness on his face. Pretlow then went outside and was chatting with an unidentified woman. Disgraced Election Commissioner Reggie LaFayette then went outside and spoke with Pretlow with his hand covering his mouth, an act commonly seen in “Gangster” movies. Persons that normally emulate this behavior are usually involved in illegal behavior.
After a few minutes, Pretlow then entered a restricted area in the Westchester County Board of Elections, following Reggie LaFayette into LaFayette's office. As of official closing time at 5:00 P.M., Pretlow remained in Reggie LaFayette's office.
As to why Pretlow was in White Plains mingling with LaFayette instead of being in Albany to fix the financial mess that he was a part of for the last 18 years in unknown. Sources have told Mount Vernon Exposed that Commissioner LaFayette made a deal with Pretlow to use Board of Election workers and resources at taxpayers’ expense to challenge the nominating petitions of Samuel L. Rivers. It is not normal for a candidate to have secret backroom deals with an Election Commissioner to go over petitions, a benefit not afforded to Samuel L. Rivers or any other candidate.
Sources have also confirmed that LaFayette is conspiring to commit election fraud and theft of services with Tajian Jones, Lafayette’s high paid Executive assistant who is the same person who created Pretlow’s petition and who also serves as the secretary of the Westchester County Democratic Committee. “Pretlow, Reggie, and Tajian in a room together is bad for the people of Mount Vernon, the people of Westchester County, and bad for the people of New York State, said Rivers.” “It is not fair and a clear conflict of interest that Reggie can use Board of Election workers and resources paid for by Westchester County taxpayers to challenge my petitions” Rivers added.
Rivers told Mount Vernon Exposed™® that he is also calling for a Federal Investigation into years of voter fraud, intimidation, coercion, bribery, and extortion by LaFayette and others by the United States Department of Justice. “I will not back down from Lafayette, Pretlow, and others and I will not be intimidated by them either. “Voters are fed up with the corruption in Westchester politics and need a choice in September. “I am that choice”
Westchester taxpayers can come to the conclusion that LaFayette is retaliating against Rivers because of the recent explosive allegations released by Rivers accusing LaFayette of giving judicial nominations in exchange for sexual favors.
Pretlow hasn’t had a viable challenger in 18 years and now he is running for the hills. Voters must question the integrity of Pretlow. Why is Assemblyman Pretlow fighting so hard to keep his taxpayer funded $87,000 a year job? Pretlow is also the Chairman of the Wages and Bets Committee for the NYS Assembly. For years voters have long suspected Assemblyman Pretlow of taking bribes and kickbacks from casino’s, racetracks, and special interest groups. These three categories are the sources of Pretlow’s campaign contributions.
On Sunday, July 3rd, 2010, Mount Vernon Exposed™® crossed paths with Westchester County Democratic Chairman Reginald LaFayette, the first encounter since Mount Vernon Exposed™® published an article about alleged drug abuse by LaFayette, Sha-Kee Williams, and Westchester County Family Court Judge Nilda Morales Horowitz.
Last month, an anonymous e-mail was sent to Mount Vernon Exposed™® from a person claiming to be a New Rochelle Democratic district leader. The email stated that the district leader overheard New Rochelle Dem Chair Arnold Klugman discuss Mr. Lafayette’s abuse of illegal narcotics, specifically cocaine. The district leader also overheard Klugman state that Lafayette’s girlfriend Sha-Kee Williams also abused cocaine.
Mr. Lafayette was very angry and belligerent, behavior that is not normal for a person that is a public servant, when approached by Mount Vernon Exposed publisher Samuel L. Rivers. “I am not shaking the hand of someone that said I use cocaine” said LaFayette. Mr. Rivers simply told LaFayette that he was not the author of the email or the allegations and simply is reporting on matters on public concern. New York State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow was also in attendance during the encounter with Mr. LaFayette. Mr. Pretlow also became belligerent when Mr. Rivers was speaking to Mr. LaFayette. “What if someone writes a story and said that you are a child molester?” asked LaFayette. Mr. Rivers told LaFayette, “this is a free country and you are free to write and say what you want but make sure it is true and if you say or write something that is not true, then you will be sued without hesitation.
Mr. Pretlow then chimed in and said to Mr. Rivers “you are a fucking moron” and proceeded to issue a statement that many would perceive to be a threat. Mr. Pretlow then said, “You better not write anything about me that isn’t true because I am not as nice as Reggie”. What exactly did Mr. Pretlow mean by his comments? Was he threatening bodily harm to Mr. Rivers? Was he suggesting that he would conspire with Mr. LaFayette to sabotage the election and Mr. Rivers campaign against Mr. Pretlow? It is apparent that Mr. Pretlow is now engaging in the same behavior and practices that disgraced former Mayoral Aide John Boykin was heard speaking about during the famous tape recorded conversation.
Mr. LaFayette denied that he abuses or has abused illegal narcotics. However, Mr. Lafayette did not deny that he slept with Westchester Family Court Judge Kathie Davidson and Westchester County Family Court Judge Nilda Morales Horowitz in exchange for the Democratic nomination. Judge Kathie Davidson has made headlines recently due to her involvement with Mayor Clinton Young. Sources have confirmed that Mayor Young was using a taxpayer funded bodyguard, vehicle, and gas to be dropped off at Kathie Davidson’s house at all hours of the night. Sources have also confirmed that Judge Davidson and Mayor Young have been romantically involved for several years. Perhaps Judge Davidson will become the first lady of Mount Vernon. Mr. LaFayette also did not deny other allegations set forth in the email such as taking payments from Cappelli for facilitating meetings with former New Rochelle Mayor Tim Idoni and other New Rochelle elected officials. So we must assume these serious allegations to be true.
Mr. LaFayette also said that Mount Vernon Exposed™® has ruined the reputation of his girlfriend, Sha-Kee Williams. The district leader from New Rochelle said that Sha-Kee Williams engaged in promiscuous activity with her current boss, Westchester County Court Judge James Hubert. Hubert was endorsed and wholeheartedly supported by LaFayette last during his bid to be elected to New York State Supreme Court. Hubert failed to get elected to New York State Supreme Court.
Hubert is not the only failure supported by LaFayette. LaFayette continues to support Judge Nilda Morales Horowitz. Judge Horowitz has been publicly censured by New York State’s highest court for attempting on six different occasions to fix cases for her friends that were at that time before other justices of the Westchester Family Court. Hal Greenwald is another failure supported by Mr. LaFayette. Hal Greenwald is quite the political prostitute and is desperate for his chance to take a sip from the public water fountain. Greenwald has been mentored by Ken Jenkins, the disgraced Chairman of the Westchester County Legislators recently accused of voter fraud. It is alleged that Jenkins does not live in the district that he represents. If Greenwald takes his advice from Ken Jenkins, it would not be hard to figure out what kind of Judge he would be.
Hal Greenwald has been unsuccessfully running for office for almost a decade. In 2003, Hal Greenwald unsuccessfully ran for County Legislator and in 2007 was the Yonkers Democratic Party’s nominee for Westchester County Family Court. Greenwald failed to win the Family Court election. It was also reported to Mount Vernon Exposed by Mr. LaFayette that Greenwald also ran unsuccessfully for Yonkers City Council and NYS Assembly. Mr. LaFayette also said that this is the first time Hal Greenwald is running for office countywide. Mr. Lafayette once again proves to be a liar and someone that cannot be trusted.
Mount Vernon Exposed™® received notification that Mr. LaFayette has encountered several people that are outraged that the Westchester County Democratic Executive Committee did not endorse Judge Bill Edwards for one of the four judicial seats. According to a source, Layette said that he couldn’t sell Judge Edwards throughout Westchester County because of his wife Helena R. Edwards’ blog. www.straighttalkinmountvernon.typepad.com.
Mr. Lafayette also didn’t mention that the Ivy League educated Judge Edwards has had several decisions published in New York Law Journal. Supervising Judge Kathie Davidson had never had a decision published in New York Law Journal. No other candidate currently seeking to be elected to Westchester County Family Court has had a decision published in the New York Law Journal. Mount Vernon Exposed™® could not find any decisions published by Judge Nilda Morales Horowitz, however inserting her name into the Google search did bring up her horrendous record and admonishment. Clearly, the nomination is not about education, integrity, and competence.
So just what does it take to receive a Democratic Judicial nomination? Is one required to offer sex or sexual acts to party bosses? Are you required to share a passion of illegal narcotics abuse? Or are you required to pay 10% percent to party chairs? We may never know the answer to this question, but one this is for sure, we know that nominations are not based on qualifications and competence but based solely on politics and those that know how to drop it like it’s hot.
Mount Vernon Exposed™® will continue to educate the public on this year’s judicial races and has taken the quest for insight into these candidates into the community. Mount Vernon Exposed™® spoke with several attorneys about Judge Davidson, Judge Horowitz, Judge David Klein, and Judge Bill Edwards, Patricia O’ Callaghan, Michelle Shauer, and Hal Greenwald. At a later date and time, Mount Vernon Exposed™® will release our endorsements for Westchester Family Court, Westchester County Court and all political races that affect the City of Mount Vernon. Judicial candidates can request a questionnaire by emailing mountvernonexposed@gmail.com.
Information that will researched and released to the public includes the following.
Admonishments and Public Censures
Published Opinions, Decisions, etc.
Drug Use/Abuse- All candidates will be asked to voluntarily submit to a drug test using a follicle of hair. The names of those candidates that refuse to submit to a drug test will be released to the public.
Work ethic and attendance
Current Case Load (for current sitting Judges)
Relationship amongst peers at work
All candidates will be asked to furnish 3 letters of recommendation. One letter shall be from an attorney that actively practices in Family Court. One letter shall be from a former Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, and one letter shall be from a dean of the law school attended by candidate.
THE SHAMELESS TRIO Embattled Judge Nilda Horowitz (center) with Janet DiFiore and Jose Alvarado
Mount Vernon Exposed has been a driving force when it comes to exposing corruption in the Westchester County Court System. Mount Vernon Exposed has revealed the major pay to play operation that is taking place within the Democratic Party in Westchester County. From allegations of Democratic Party Chairman Reggie LaFayette attempting to extort candidates for judicial office to judicial candidates offering sex for the endorsement of the Democratic Party, Mount Vernon Exposed has been there to report on these serious allegations of corruption that threaten the democracy of the United States of America.
Mount Vernon Exposed last week revealed allegations that current Westchester Family Court Judge Nilda Morales Horowitz has abused illegal narcotics specifically, cocaine. Since making these allegations public, Mount Vernon Exposed has received dozens of phone calls pertaining to Judge Nilda Morales Horowitz' conduct on and off of the bench. Judge Horowitz was publicly sanctioned by the New York State Court of Appeals for attempting to fix cases with her colleagues in Family Court.
A person that identified them self as a court officer, applauded Mount Vernon Exposed for having the courage to expose the above mentioned allegations of corruption. The court officer said the allegations about Judge Horowitz were right on the money and said to not stop there. The court officer said that the employees in the Westchester County Court System have given Judge Horowitz a nickname. Her nickname is named after the initials in her name. N M H = Nails Makeup Hair.
Judge Horowitz is referred to as a lazy Judge according to the court officer. She often calls in sick or leaves work early complaining of illnesses on days she has a heavy caseload. According to the court officer, there has been many days this year where Judge Horowitz left work early this year citing illness as her reason for early departure. Later in the day on these so-called sick days, Judge Morales was spotted at fundraisers and various other social events. If these allegations prove to be true, Judge Horowitz should be investigated and prosecuted for stealing time and getting compensated for it courtesy of Westchester County taxpayers.
Mount Vernon Exposed was forwarded pictures of an event that Judge Horowitz attended. According to an eyewitness that was present, Judge Horowitz was brown nosing Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore the entire night. According to sources, Judge Horowitz was overheard speaking to Janet DiFiore about Mount Vernon Exposed publisher Samuel L. Rivers. The source said that Judge Horowitz told Ms. DiFiore that Mr. Rivers is posing a threat to the Democratic Party and the judicial races and that he must be stopped an indication that Judge Horowitz is attempting to once again influence cases currently before judges in Westchester County. Samuel L. Rivers has a case currently before justices in the New Rochelle City Court directly across the street from Family Court where Judge Horowitz currently presides. Mayor Clinton Young's former Special Assistant John Boykin was tape recorded making threats to Samuel L. Rivers and threaten to use the Mount Vernon Police and Janet DiFiore's office to pursue bogus narcotic charges against Mr. Rivers.
Judge Horowitz was also schmoozing with Westchester County Legislator Jose Alvarado. Jose Alvarado's attorney Wilson Soto was arrested earlier this year and prosecuted by Janet DiFiore's office for election fraud. Wilson Soto was charged with falsifying election documents and voting in a district in which he does not reside. It is even more disturbing that a sitting Family Court Judge and a sitting District Attorney would pose for a picture with Jose Alvarado. It is because of arrogance as being displayed by Judge Horowitz and Janet DiFiore that many voters no longer have faith in the justice system and the Westchester County Democratic Party.
The eyewitness said that Judge Horowitz consumed an excessive amount of alcohol that evening and reeked of alcohol when he went to greet Judge Horowitz and gave her a kiss on the cheek. According to the eyewitness, Judge Horowitz' speech was slurred, her eyes were bloodshot, and she even tripped over an object during her stay at this event. After the event had come to a close, Judge Horowitz got into her car and drove herself home. One can come to the conclusion that associating with Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore has its perks. If indeed Judge Horowitz was indeed intoxicated, she was ensured a get out of jail free card and quite possibly an endorsement for being such a loyal Democrat.
Judge Horowitz must immediately withdraw from the race of Family Court Judge because of her creepy association with these shady characters and for the good of the Democratic Party. Judge Horwitz' poor record as Judge threatens all Democratic races this fall including that of Andrew Cuomo who is seeking to become the next Governor of New York State.
