NY Assembleyman Green says bias drove him to resign
Ex-Assemblyman Roger Green, who resigned after pleading guilty to charges he filed false reports and stole state funds, said he was a victim of a double standard that punishes black politicians more harshly than whites for ethical violations. In a telephone interview from his Brooklyn home yesterday, Green said he decided to plead guilty in February in large part because he would have faced an Albany justice system and jury pool that was biased against blacks. [more]