The New York Daily News reports that Mortimer Matz, co-founder of Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 1972, has been subpoenaed as part of a probe of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, who allegedly paid Matz' firm over a million dollars from state asset forfeiture funds from 2003 to 2013.

June 10, 2014 at 2:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's History, New York City | Permalink * Comments (7)

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  1. anonymous said

    June 10, 2014 @ 2:28 pm

    The poor old guy will have a heart attack before they send him to jail

  2. consulting firm? said

    June 10, 2014 @ 2:32 pm

    The New York City Department of Investigations (DOI) subpoenaed—and obtained—over 6,000 emails sent to or received by Hynes on his official Kings County District Attorney (KCDA) email account. In its report, DOI claims that a consulting firm run by Mortimer Matz was paid $2,682 a week out of the state asset forfeiture fund for “public relations and communications services rendered.” In 2012 and 2013, that consulting firm rec

  3. anonymous said

    June 10, 2014 @ 6:16 pm

    Not good not good at all especially for competitive eating

  4. anonymous said

    June 11, 2014 @ 12:26 am

    All good things i mean bad things must eventually come to an end

  5. the great gavonne said

    June 11, 2014 @ 1:01 pm

    The Curse of the Gavonne has finally made it’s way to Hynes-that prick indicted me on 21 counts in 2009. All who cross me eventually get fucked Big Time! The Curse of the Gavonne NEVER FAILS!!!

  6. anonymous said

    June 11, 2014 @ 1:56 pm

    Wow dont mess with great gavonne

  7. Gavonne is a wuss said

    June 11, 2014 @ 5:42 pm

    You are nothing

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