Hynes Grand Jury Convenes this Week

According to the New York Post, indictments may be imminent as a federal grand jury is convened this week in the ongoing investigation of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office under former D.A. Charlie Hynes.

The 81-year-old Hynes held the office for 23 years before losing a re-election bid to novice prosecutor Ken Thompson in 2013.

Federal investigators have been looking into the Hynes operation and its alleged unauthorized use of federal forfeiture funds. 

The NYC Dept. of Investigation found that Hynes had used forfeiture funds to pay his campaign consultant, Mortimer Matz. DOI also found that Hynes had sought campaign advice and discussed pending criminal cases with his friend, Barry Kamins, a N.Y. Supreme Court Justice who administered the Criminal Division.

According to his lawyer's office, Hynes has recently been incapacitated by a stroke.

The NY Post article.