"The Koch case was a classic case of environmental crime, significant violations of law occurring alongside widespread efforts to conceal those violations, which Koch has admitted," Uhlmann says.

“科赫公司的案子是环保犯罪方面的经典案例，它最终对其竭力隐瞒环保违规行为而严重违反法律而服罪，”乌尔曼说。

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The payments to win contracts documented by Koch investigators may violate U.S. law, says Sara Sun Beale, a professor at Duke law School in Durham, North Carolina.

北卡罗来纳州达勒姆杜克法学院教授萨拉·比尔(Sara Sun Beale)称科赫公司调查人员公布的为获得合同的不当支付可能违反美国法律。

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James Gill, Mr. Koch's law partner and longtime friend, recounted how New Yorkers would often approach the former mayor on the street and urge him to run for City Hall again.

WSJ: Ed Koch Mourned at Funeral as 'Quintessential Mayor'

After he left office, Koch -- whose ebullient personality made him popular nationwide -- practiced law, hosted a radio show, was a newspaper columnist and made countless appearances on TV series as himself.

CNN: New York's brash former mayor, Ed Koch, dies at 88