Hiram Monserrate’s office was buglarized last night in what the Queens Democratic City Councilman is suggesting was a "politically motivated" crime.
From a public statement emailed earlier by Monserrate’s office:
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As police were going through the office this morning looking for clues, Monserrate’s chief of staff Julissa Ferraras told me, "There’s just so many other valuable things that could have been taken."
When asked who would have the political motivation to break into the office, Ferreras declined to name anyone.
It’s been noted that Monserrate, a term-limitted City Councilman who almost unseated Democratic state Senator John Sabini in 2006 and is considering a rematch later this year.
There’s an unusual history there, including an episode in which Sabini’s office was broken into, and a a moment when Monserrate accused a Sabini staffer of making anti-immigrant remarks.
Does this happen anywhere else?
