His office was found guilty in 1991 against one of New York State’s most powerful politicians, Mel Miller, speaker of the Council, for deceiving clients in his private practice. he. Mr. Miller was expelled from the Panel, but the ruling was overturned by an appeals court. The court held that while Mr Miller’s acts “may not be a model of openness and disclosure”, they are not criminal. Mr. Miller did not seek election again and died in 2019.
In 1992, the office of Mr. Maloney indictment of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and a cartel hit man, Dandeny Munoz-Mosquera, on federal terrorism charges for blowing up an Avianca plane, killing 110 people, including two Americans. Mr. Munoz-Mosquera, who was detained, was tried and sentenced to 10 life sentences. Mr. Escobar was killed in 1993 which has not been tried in the case.
With his son Andrew J. Maloney III, who is often referred to as the Duke, Mr. Maloney is survived by another son, Patrick Maloney; his daughters, Tara Maloney, Eileen Bosco, Tracey Sprotte and Kate Maloney; his sisters, Joan Owens, Pat Drogalis and Betty Ann Zalepa; his brother, Tom; and 12 grandchildren. His wife, Eleanor (Redmond) Maloney, died last month.
Maloney and his wife had lived in Larchmont, NY, and then nearby Mamaroneck before her death. When he died, he lived with his son Andrew in Greenwich.
As a US attorney, Mr. Maloney well understood the power his office had and used it sparingly.
He refuses to prosecute the Mayor David N. Dinkins in 1991 after investigating allegations that, prior to becoming mayor, Mr. Dinkins provided a fabricated document relating to a disputed stock transaction involving Mr. Dinkins and his son. Although Mr Maloney said he had found evidence of wrongdoing, he concluded that was not enough to win the case.
