Eugene Rodriguez y Scorio (June 4, 1929 – August 26, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
[2] In September 1965, after re-apportionment, he ran in the 87th District for re-nomination, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Salvatore R. Almeida.
In 1966, Rodriguez approached ex-convict Louis Fess Taylor to help him quash a narcotics indictment.
[4] He asked his chauffeur Antonio Maldonado and one José Sierra to kill Taylor to prevent him from testifying at the trial.
[10][11] On August 23, 1973, Rodriguez was arrested at his home in the East Village, Manhattan for illegal gambling.