New York City Councilman Daniel James Halloran
4/3/20251 min read
Ex-New York City councilman arrested at Miami International Airport for possessing child pornography
A former New York City councilman who previously served a decade in prison for his role in bribery and fraud schemes was arrested at Miami International Airport over the weekend for possessing child pornography.
According to court documents obtained by CBS News Miami, Daniel James Halloran was arrested on child porn possession and transportation charges on Saturday after being stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) when he arrived at MIA from a flight that originated in Cuba.
Halloran, 54, a Republican who represented the 19th District in Queens, was found guilty in 2014 by a federal jury of bribery and fraud for his involvement in a scheme to bribe GOP leaders so that New York State Sen. Malcolm Smith — a Democrat — could run for the Republican line in the 2013 NYC mayoral race. After his conviction, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.