Manhattan Strip Clubs: Rangel challenger under fire for campaign donations
Rangel challenger under fire for campaign donations
By Shane D’Aprile – 09/02/10 09:34 AM ET
New York State Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV (D), who appears to have the best shot of defeating embattled Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) in a primary later this month, says he has returned campaign cash he received from an ex-felon.
According to the New York Daily News, Powell received thousands of dollars in campaign donations from Konstantine Drakopoulos, the owner of a Bronx strip club called Sin City who pleaded guilty to insider trading eight years ago.
Drakopoulos is now the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by dancers at the club he owns.
“I don’t want to hear any more. Jesus Christ, that’s quite a résumé,” said Powell, who is running in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary against Rangel, the veteran congressman facing a House ethics trial. “I’m going to return the money. I want no part of anybody like that.”