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Gun-Expediter Pleads Guilty in Bribe Scheme That Ensnared Police

By MARK TOOR
Posted 11/14/16

A member of an Orthodox Jewish civilian patrol who was charged with paying members of the NYPD gun-licensing division to obtain fire­arms permits pleaded guilty Nov. 10 to bribery charges.

Alex Lichtenstein was caught up in a scandal involving top NYPD commanders and two contributors to Mayor de Blasio’s 2013 campaign, Jeremy Reichberg and Jona Rechnitz, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in June.

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