New York Governor David A Paterson is under fire for accepting free Yankees World Series Tickets, then tying about it under oath, and now faces a criminal investigation.
Paterson asked for five free tickets, worth $6000, from the Yankees.
After the allegations surfaced, embattled Governor then testified he had planned to pay for the seats, behind home plate, and submitted a backdated check.
Paterson continues to reject calls for his resignation. “The best thing for me is to remain governor,” he said at a press conference.
“I don’t think that I’ve done anything wrong.”
The State Commission for Public Integrity referred the matter to a criminal investigation.
UPDATE
The Ink’s Chris Alessi has been calling Brooklyn pols all morning and will have the latest on what the people in power think about the Paterson scandal soon.
The Rev. Al Sharpton has called yet another emergency meeting about Paterson.
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