Crackdown On ‘Pay To Play’

Kickbacks can come in many forms: campaign contributions, “fees” paid to sham intermediaries and even investments in low-budget films that feature Mexican prostitutes and a dachshund named Kiwi Limone. Former New York State comptroller Alan G. Hevesi and his associates have been accused of soliciting all of these forms of indirect payment. (The film, Chooch, was a project Hevesi’s chief investment officer, David Loglisci, was working on with his brother.) …