Man tied to NYPD corruption probe blames de Blasio donor for Ponzi scheme

The former owner of a successful Harlem restaurant whose shenanigans opened the door to the feds’ now-closed probe into Mayor Bill de Blasio begged for leniency at his sentencing Friday by casting blame on Jona Rechnitz, a de Blasio donor-turned-government cooperator. Lawyers for Hamlet Peralta, the former owner of the Hudson River Cafe, said Rechnitz...