Politics & Government

ICYMI: Hungry For Control, Kaminsky Overstepped In LB: Insider

The state senator is accused in a lawsuit of being a man on a mission for personal gain.

A state senator was accused in a lawsuit of being power hungry.
A state senator was accused in a lawsuit of being power hungry. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

LONG BEACH, NY — The political future for veteran Democratic lawmaker Todd Kaminsky is ending — or, at least, he's hitting the pause button.

The New York state senator was referenced multiple times in a recent lawsuit filed by former Long Beach City Manager Rob Agostisi, who portrayed Kaminsky as a man on a mission for personal gain.

While Kaminsky is not named as a defendant in the suit, allegations are made about his voracious appetite for control in Long Beach politics – and insiders say they're enough to make him take a break from the political stage.

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