State Sen. James Sanders, Jr. By Michael V. Cusenza While he was a city councilman, current State Sen. James Sanders, Jr. (D-South Richmond Hill) allegedly accepted 18 valuable gifts from a not-for-profit organization that was doing business with the City, including by receiving $841,000 in discretionary funding sponsored by Sanders, according to the City Conflicts of Interest Board. Sanders allegedly accepted from the Margert Community Corporation: free accommodations at an all-inclusive resort in the Pocono Mountains for himself on five occasions, for his wife on four occasions, for his son...