A scandal has broken out in the midst of New York Fashion Week!
Apparently a state employee has been accused of demanding bribes from Marc Jacobs International and other companies in order to host shows a the landmark Manhattan armory. The armory located on Lexington Avenue is home to the fighting 69th regiment, currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The armory has also been the location for designer Marc Jacobs runway shows. The accused employee is alleged to have accepted over $30,000 from companies including Marc Jacobs, in exchange for access to the historic venue.
ABC News reports on their website, “According to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Marc Jacobs firm allegedly used an intermediary to pay bribes to Jackson, the former superintendent of the armory, over the course of several years.
“Two sources involved in the investigation told ABC News that the intermediary was KCD Worldwide, the public relations firm for Marc Jacobs, and that the bribes to Jackson were largely for amounts between $1,500 and $2,000.”
KCD Worldwide released a statement saying that they are “cooperating with the Attorney General’s investigation”.
It is important to note that neither KCD Worldwide nor Marc Jacobs have been charged.
Fashion Week Scandal: Pay to Sashay Scheme [ABC]
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