Former New York state Senator Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty today to mail fraud charges after admitting to embezzling more than $87,000 in taxpayer funds earmarked for a non-profit.
The Queens Democrat said that she used funds from a charitable non-profit education organization to buy personal items and benefit family members.
The embattled ex-legislator was initially indicted on Aug. 27 by state authorities on charges that she falsified documents to conceal the fact that her niece and an aide allegedly siphoned $30,000 from a sham charity she created.
But Brooklyn federal prosecutors quietly opened a mail fraud case against Huntley.
The ex-legislator did not speak to reporters and declined to answer questions as she left the Brooklyn federal courthouse.
It's not clear whether today's plea will resolve a state corruption case against Huntley that's still pending in Nassau County Supreme Court.
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