Thread: NYC Teacher Accused of Loansharking, Steroid Possession

NYC Teacher Accused of Loansharking, Steroid Possession

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MYFOXNY.COM - Authorities on Long Island have charged a New York City schoolteacher with loansharking. Sean Harris, 36, of East Meadow, who moonlights as a professional bodybuilder, is a gym teacher at I.S. 141 in Astoria, Queens.

However, he is not in the school gym these days. He was reassigned to administrative duties elsewhere at the beginning of the school year after being charged with possession of steroids.

Now on top of that allegation, he is accused of agreeing to lend $40,000 to someone at an interest rate of 2 percent per week, amounting to an annual interest rate of 104 percent, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. Any loan with an annual interest rate of more than 25 percent is considered criminal.

Fox 5 knocked on his door Thursday afternoon to get his comment, but no one appeared to be home.

Some of his neighbors described him as quiet and hard working with a nice family, including two children.

The Department of Education said Harris has been a gym teacher at I.S. 141 for 11 years. He is serving desk duty at another location pending the outcome of both cases against him.

The sad part is this guy is now labeled a criminal!! Personal using AAS being illegal is complete bullshit!!

Now as far the loansharking...it's only illegal because the gov't doesn't get their cut of it! The say that anything more than 25% a year for a loan is illegal but doesn't the average citizen get charged more than that in taxes??? Look if theres someone in need that badly and cannot get money form a bank and has to turn to a loanshark,then so be it.Not supporting loansharking or their collection tactics in any way but if thats your only choice,then who am I to say its wrong? Many people borrow money from loansharks to cover bills like mortgage payments and back taxes for fear of losing their homes or going to prison.Going to prison for not paying taxes?? That should be illegal!!

exactly fist shits ass backwards