Tabone Resigns as Queens GOP Vice Chairman: Report

Vince Tabone has resigned as vice chairman of the Queens County Republican Party following his Tuesday arrest in an alleged scheme to rig the mayoral election, NY 1 reported.

Also netted in the bust were state Sen. Malcolm Smith, D-Jamaica, and Councilman Dan Halloran, R-Whitestone.

Tabone, a long-time operative in the Queens Republican Party and a former state Assembly candidate, is accused of accepting $25,000 in bribes for helping Smith appear on the ballot for the Republican mayoral primary.

Halloran, who released a statement on Wednesday denying the charges, was allegedly promised a top administrative job in a Smith administration and was also accused of exchanging member item money for campaign contributions.

Both Smith and Halloran were stripped of their committee assignments after being arrested.