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Diane Gordon is an American politician and a former member of the New York State Assembly who represented the East New York section of Brooklyn from 2001 to 2008.

Political background

On July 10, 2006, Gordon was indicted by the office of the Brooklyn District Attorney, who filed charges alleging that the assemblywoman offered to help a contractor obtain a $2 million parcel of land from the city if he would build her a house.[1] On April 8, 2008, she was convicted on eight of nine counts, including: Two counts of receiving bribes, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of "receiving awards for official misconduct."[2] On January 21, 2009, after six months of legal appeals, she began serving her two-to-six year jail term.[3]

Family

Diane Gordon has three children named Misha, Mireille, and Helen with one child who had unfortunately deceased.[4]

Residence

Diane Gordon was born in Hemingway, South Carolina and her home city is in Brooklyn, New York.[4]

Education

Diane Gordon received her education from the following institutions:

  • BA, Business Administration, New York City Technical College, 1985
  • Certified, Business Mathematics, American Business Institute
  • Graduated, True Worship Bible Ministry School[4]

Organizations

Diane Gordon has been a member of the following organizations:

  • Vice-President, Women Mentoring Ministry, True Worship Church, present
  • Evangelist, True Worship Church, 1985–present
  • Founder, Save Our Homes Organization of East New York, 1985
  • Founder, Coalition of Clergymen, East New York Community[4]

References

  1. ^ Brooklyn Assemblywoman Indicted On Extortion Charges, by Josh Robin, NY1 News website, July 10, 2006
  2. ^ Minus One Assembly Dem; Diane Gordon Convicted, by Elizabeth Benjamin, New York Daily News, April 8, 2008
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ a b c d "Diane Gordon's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
Preceded by New York State Assembly, 40th District
2001–2008 		Succeeded by


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