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Friday, August 26, 2022
Vol. 71, No. 34
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
MINEOLA BROKER DISBARRED
KAPLAN WINS STATE SENATE PRIMARY
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Gillen cruises to CD4 win Ex Hempstead supervisor defeats Solages in Dem primary; to face Anthony D’Esposito in fall BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
PHOTO BY ROBERT PELAEZ
Former Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen declared victory in the 4th Congressional District’s Democratic Primary late Tuesday night.
Former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen declared victory in the 4th Congressional District’s Democratic Primary election last night. Gillen, who was endorsed by incumbent U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City), received more than 12,400 votes, 63%, with approximately 95% of the ballots reported as of Wednesday morning. She led Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages who had 4,811 votes, Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett who received 2,169 votes and Muzibul Huq who received 297 votes. Gillen, who served as supervisor for the largest township in the United States from 2018 to 2019, was the first Democrat elected to the position in a century in an upset over incumbent Anthony Santino. “I have been known as the first Democratic supervisor in the Town of Hempstead in over 100 years, but tonight I want you to remember me as your next congresswoman in the 4th Congressional District,” Gillen said. Prior to serving as supervisor, Gil-
len worked at the law firm of Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein. Some of the issues facing the district that Gillen believes are the most pressing include the economy, crime, gun safety, women’s reproductive rights and voting rights. Gillen said working to repeal the cap on state and local taxes and providing financial relief for middle-class families are some of her top priorities if elected. Getting illegal weapons off the street, she said, will aid in diminishing the growing crime rates throughout the district, along with sensible gun legislation and universal background checks. Removing hindrances for women to access the necessary health programs and family planning resources, she said, are also of vital importance to her. “Our campaign and our country is one step closer to ensuring that women have access to the care that they need and that they have autonomy over their own medical decisions,” she said. “We are one step closer to Continued on Page 46
Trial set for alleged NYPD spy from W.P. BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y A New York City police officer and Williston Park resident accused of supplying Chinese officials with information on Tibetans living in the United States is set for federal trial next month, authorities said.
Baimadajie Angwang, a 35-yearold Tibetan native who now lives in Nassau County, has been out on $2 million bond since February 2021 after spending four months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Angwang is charged with acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Repub-
lic of China, committing wire fraud, making false statements and obstructing an official proceeding, according to the criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District. His trial date has been scheduled for Sept. 12. Angwang faces up to 55 years in
jail if found guilty, federal prosecutors said. Court documents showed that Angwang told his official handler from China that he wanted to get promoted by the NYPD so he could bring “glory to China.” FBI Special Agent Steven Deck outlined Angwang’s alleged actions in the
criminal complaint that was unsealed in September 2020 in federal court in Brooklyn. Deck said Angwang had “maintained a relationship” with at least two Chinese consulates since approximately 2018, according to court documents. Continued on Page 46
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