A political ally of embattled Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez got her wrist slapped yesterday for lying to the feds about her exorbitant pay for running a nonprofit Lopez founded.
Christiana Fisher was sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to criminal contempt — a charge that carries up to a six-month jail sentence.
Manhattan federal Magistrate Judge James Francis IV — who cited Fisher’s “lifetime record of good works” — also ordered her to pay a $2,500 fine and forfeit the $170,000 in compensation at issue in the case.
Fisher admitted knowing documents given to the FBI falsely claimed the Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Council board of directors had approved boosting her annual pay package to $782,000.
Fisher has served as campaign treasurer for Lopez, a council candidate and ex-Brooklyn Democratic boss. accused of sexually harassing female Assembly aides.