A Republican operative was indicted yesterday on charges he exploited his political reputation to swindle $1.1 million from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, claiming he had used the funds to help guard against fraud during last fall’s election but instead bought a house, prosecutors said.
John Haggerty duped Mr. Bloomberg and his political advisers into giving the money to the state Independence Party to help with ballot security during the mayor’s campaign for a third term, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. Mr. Haggerty then laundered the money and used it for personal expenses in the months after the election, Mr. Vance said.
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