Reverend Al Sharpton was running for office at the time of both of the fires . One broke out below US offices in 1997 as he was running for mayor . The second happened in 2003 at the offices of his National Action Network . Report suggests fires destroyed key financial records of civil rights activist .
Reverend Al Sharpton was running for office at the time of both of the fires . One broke out below New York offices in 1997 as he was running for mayor . The second happened in 2003 at the offices of his National Action Network . Report suggests fires destroyed key financial records of civil rights activist .