Sandra Roper

Sandra Roper

Sandra Roper (born c. 1955) is an American civil rights lawyer and failed 2001 candidate for district attorney in Brooklyn, New York. An opponent of the Jim Brennan political machine and a political associate of John O'Hara, she is (as of November 2004) being prosecuted for what Christopher Ketcham says "most observers agree is an unfounded charge of grand larceny". If she beats that conviction, it is her stated intention to run again against District Attorney Charles "Joe" Hynes in 2005. [Ketcham 2004, 55-56] , [http://www.nycivic.org/MediaArchive/NYPostMacIntosh040218.html]

On November 8, 2004, the case against Roper ended in a mistrial, with-according to her spokeswoman-eight jurors finding her not guilty, three finding her guilty, with one juror undecided. [http://www.lidbrooklyn.org/bp112204.htm]

References

* Christopher Ketcham, "Meet the New Boss: Man vs. machine politics in Brooklyn". "Harper's Magazine", December 2004, 45-56.

External links

* [http://www.nysun.com/article/29154 Lawyer: Probe of Hynes's Opponent Aided, Not Ended, Her Political Activity]
* [http://www.gothamgazette.com/searchlight2001/tangle_6.html Campaign Tangle 6: Welcome To Brooklyn]
* [http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2004/Machine-Politics-Brooklyn1dec04.htm Meet The New Boss: Man vs. Machine Politics in Brooklyn]


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