Crime doesn\u2019t pay \u2014 so try politics instead.<\/p>\n
The Democrat running to be Nassau County\u2019s top prosecutor encouraged convicted criminals to apply for a job on her campaign that could pay them up to $7,000 a month.<\/p>\n
District Attorney candidate Nicole Aloise\u2019s<\/a> campaign posted an ad seeking a \u201ccommunications director\u201d on job website indeed.com as she tries to unseat Republican incumbent District Attorney Anne Donnelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n District Attorney candidate Nicole Aloise\u2019s campaign posted an ad seeking a \u201ccommunications director\u201d on job website indeed.com. Nicole Aloise\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cPeople with a criminal record are encouraged to apply,\u201d the job posting <\/a>says, offering a salary range of between $6,000-$7,000 a month.<\/p>\n The call for ex-cons to apply for a job sticks out like a sore thumb in an otherwise traditional job description that notes applicants should have previous experience in media relations, dealing with New York journalists or working on campaigns.<\/p>\n Any top media manager\u2019s goal is to get the candidate favorable press coverage.<\/p>\n Donnelly called the advertisement more than politically tone-deaf, labeling the job solicitation \u201cdangerous,\u201d and claiming it exposes Aloise\u2019s \u201ccriminal-first agenda\u201d that puts criminals over law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople with a criminal record are encouraged to apply,\u201d the job posting says. Indeed<\/p>\n \u201cThe District Attorney is responsible for safeguarding confidential information, ensuring justice, \u201cOnly someone deeply out of touch would prioritize hiring convicted criminals over qualified, law-abiding citizens for such a sensitive role.\u201d<\/p>\n Aloise is a career prosecutor who spent 16 years working in both the Queens and Nassau district attorneys\u2019 offices.<\/p>\n Some municipalities bar employers from discriminating against convicted criminals.<\/p>\n Aloise is a career prosecutor who spent 16 years working in both the Queens and Nassau district attorneys\u2019 offices. Nicole Aloise\/Instagram<\/p>\n
and holding criminals accountable\u2014not inviting them into the heart of a campaign for Nassau
County\u2019s top law enforcement post,\u201d Donnelly told The Post.<\/p>\n