City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez Fires Spokesman, Left to Handle Controversy Without Him
In response to reports of his spokesperson's controversial past, City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez has fired staffer David Segal -- which seems to have only ignited further controversy. 
Sam Levin City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez at a student rally earlier this year.
And now the Councilman, who represents parts of upper Manhattan, is left to handle the fallout from the news without his top spokesman.
The drama for the Councilman unfolded Friday morning when the New York Post reported that Segal, when he was 19, had served time in federal prison for throwing a burning rag into an Army recruiting station in the Bronx in protest of the Iraq war. It's a part of his history that he had disclosed to the City Council when he was hired, and legally, it would be a violation of state law if the Council considered a criminal conviction in making an employment decision (unless the conviction directly related to the position he was seeking).
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