Hyman E. Mintz Explained

Hyman E. Mintz
Office:	Member of the New York State Assembly from the Sullivan district
Term Start:	January 1, 1951
Term End:	December 31, 1965
Predecessor:	James G. Lyons
Successor:	District abolished
Birth Date:	6 October 1908
Birth Place:	South Fallsburg, New York
Death Place:	Manhattan, New York City, New York
Party:	Republican

Hyman E. Mintz (October 6, 1908 – March 25, 1966) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from the Sullivan district from 1951 to 1965.^{[1] [2]}

Mintz was accused of bribery and perjury charges for trying to get insider information on a grand jury probe of the Finger Lakes Race Track in Canandaigua, N. Y. His aide Morris Gold, and Police Chief Carl Kaplan were also investigated. Mintz was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison. (1965)^{[3] [4] [5]}

He died of a heart condition on March 25, 1966, in Manhattan, New York City, New York at age 57.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MINTZ DIRECTED TO TALK TO JURY; Judge Orders Appearance in Track Bribe Inquiry . . 1964-10-07 . 2019-05-23.
2. Web site: Sullivan Sympathetic to Mintz Despite Jury's Bribery Inquiry; Some Elated That Assembly Candidate Is Outwitting 'Those City Lawyers' . . 1964-10-24 . 2019-05-23.
3. http://fultonhistory.com | HERALD STATESMAN, YONKERS, N.Y. | Mintz dies by Associated Press | SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1966, http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201966%20%20Grayscale/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201966%20%20Grayscale%20-%202648.pdf
4. News: Assemblyman Faces Bribe‐Inquiry Writ. The New York Times. 15 August 1964.
5. https://www.leagle.com | PEOPLE v. MINTZ | 20 N.Y.2d 770 (1967) | The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hyman E. Mintz, Appellant | Court of Appeals of the State of New York | Submitted September 18, 1967 | Decided September 21, 1967 | https://www.leagle.com/decision/196779020ny2d7702600
6. Web site: Syracuse Post Standard Newspaper Archives, Mar 26, 1966 . Newspaperarchive.com . 1966-03-26 . 2019-05-23.