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NEW YORK – The man who became a political powerbroker in New York City while representing guards in the city’s 10,000-inmate jail system faces a bribery trial Monday that could send him to prison.
Jury selection in the trial of Norman Seabrook, the longtime former head of the nation’s largest municipal jail guard union, is set to be followed by opening statements Tuesday.
Seabrook, 57, a figure who was beloved by guards, feared by jail administrators and could be either a powerful ally or a foe to city politicians, has been free on bail since his June 2016 arrest on conspiracy and fraud charges.
Prosecutors say he accepted a kickback of $60,000 — delivered in a Ferragamo handbag that was itself worth nearly $1,000 — in exchange for having the New York City Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association invest $20 million in a particular hedge fund. Also facing trial is Murray Huberfeld, the hedge fund financier who authorities say helped arrange the bribe. Both have pleaded not guilty.
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