Guyanese Queens district leader, Albert J. Baldeo, a two-time candidate for the City Council there surrendered to federal authorities in New York this morning to face corruption charges, according to reports.
The New York Times said that Baldeo, a Democrat, is accused of using phantom donors to channel illegal campaign contributions to his failed 2010 campaign for the City Council. Federal prosecutors say that this fraudulently increased the amount of matching funds provided by the city to his
