BY ROSE ADAMS
A former Brooklyn assemblyman
who was accused of
conspiracy and health care
fraud is eyeing a political
comeback and is busy gauging
his support for a potential
City Council or Borough
President run in 2021, insiders
claim.
Alec Brook-Krasny — a
former Assemblyman in Bay
Ridge, Dyker Heights and Coney
Island — has been calling
local leaders to see if
they’d support him running
for a seat in Borough Hall
or in Council representing
his old Coney Island district
currently held by term-limited
Mark Treyger, sources
claimed.
“He gave me a couple of
ideas and asked me what I
think about it,” said a civic
leader in southern Brooklyn,
who spoke on the condition of
anonymity.
Brook-Krasny vacated his
Council seat in 2015 to become
the chief fi nancial offi cer at a
Sheepshead Bay laboratory
clinic, the Post reported. Two
years later, prosecutors arrested
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Brook-Krasny and 13
others for their connection
to a drug scam that allegedly
defrauded Medicare and Medicaid
and sold more than 6.3
million pill prescriptions to
patients, who then hawked the
drugs on the black market.
Prosecutors from the Special
Narcotics Prosecutor
claimed that the leader of
the scheme — a doctor who
pled guilty to all 16 charges
— directed patients to Brook-
Krasny’s clinic, where he allegedly
scrubbed evidence
of alcohol consumption from
the tests, allowing the pillpushing
ringleader to prescribe
opioids to heavy drinkers
despite the health risks.
In September of 2019 after
a months-long trial, Judge
Maxwell Wiley declared a
mistrial on three counts of
bribery — arguing that the
Special Narcotics Prosecutor
didn’t have jurisdiction to
prosecute non-drug-related
charges — and a jury acquitted
Brook-Krasny of his conspiracy
and fraud charges,
the Brooklyn Eagle reported.
Despite his recent legal
troubles, Brook-Krasny admitted
that a run for offi ce
may be in the cards on Feb. 3,
although he would not specify
which offi ce he’d prefer.
“I’m considering it,” he
said, adding that he’s still
speaking locals to gauge
their interest in his candidacy.
“I only want to run if
people would be ready for me
and want me to run.”
Some local leaders said
the candidacy will be a waste
of Brook-Krasny’s time, and
were disappointed he was
even considering it.
“I was disappointed with
him. I said it’s almost impossible,”
the anonymous insider
said.
However, others threw
their support behind the
longtime former elected offi
cial and noted that the distant
Former Brooklyn assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is considering a political
comeback following his indictment for Medicare fraud.
Photo by Steve Solomonson
2021 races give Brook-
Krasny plenty of time to win
over his constituents.
“Alec is an exceptional
person and would make a
great comeback as an elected
offi cial,” said Carlos Scissura,
a ceremonial member
of the King County Democratic
Party.
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