Gregory Meeks

U.S. Attorney Subpoenas NY Officials On Rep. Meeks' Non-Profit

Justin Elliott | February 12, 2010, 12:24PM

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)

Authorities have served subpoenas to New York officials as part of an investigation into a non-profit group co-founded by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), which reportedly cannot account for money it collected to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The focus of the U.S. Attorney's investigation into the Queens-based New Direction Local Development Corporation -- which was founded in Feb. 2001 "by the initiatives of congressman Gregory Meeks and [state] senator Malcolm Smith," according to its Web site -- is not totally clear.

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