gregory meeks
Meeks’ Iraq trip nixed over fellow lawmaker’s ban from country
WASHINGTON — Rep. Gregory Meeks got bumped from a taxpayer-funded trip to northern Iraq because his travel companion and fellow lawmaker had been banned from the country. “They did not...
Globetrotting Meeks set to travel to Russia, Iraq & Kazakhstan
WASHINGTON — With Congress away for the summer, jet-setting Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks is off on another junket, this time to Russia. Meeks also plans to visit Northern Iraq, Kazakhstan,...
Charity lived large as it stiffed staff: suit
A Queens nonprofit — which counts indicted Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith and ethics-probed Rep. Gregory Meeks as benefactors — cheated its workers out of wages while throwing lavish parties...
Meeks’ junket paves way for sidestepping sanctions on Iran
Rep. Gregory Meeks pushed to let an Iran-backed natural-gas project dodge US sanctions — after attending an illicit junket paid for by energy companies. The Queens Democrat and Rep. Yvette...
Gregory Meeks meets with American imprisoned in Cuba
WASHINGTON – American contractor Alan Gross, who remains imprisoned in Cuba after four years in jail, “is ready to come home,” says Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens), who met with Gross...
Meeks used campaign funds to put on annual Super Bowl event
At least one New Yorker had no problem getting tickets to the Super Bowl this year. Rep. Gregory Meeks used campaign funds to buy nearly $10,000 in tickets to the...
Meeks paid $47K to lawyers despite being cleared by committee
Rep. Gregory Meeks continues to shell out big bucks for lawyers although he was cleared in an ethics probe. The lawmaker’s campaign committee, Friends for Gregory Meeks, spent $47,510 on...