Testifying at the first public hearing of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara said that “public corruption…appears to […]
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Watch the First Hearing of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption
Per its press release issued last night, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption will be webcasting its first public hearing, which begins at 6:00 tonight. The web cast can […]
JCOPE Fines Lobbying Firm for Incomplete, Inaccurate Filings
Yesterday, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced that has imposed a $20,000 fine on Mercury Public Affairs for “failing to file and for submitting incomplete and inaccurate filings […]
First Moreland Commission Public Hearing to Feature Two U.S. Attorneys
A number of news outlets are reporting that U.S. Attorneys Preet Bharara and Loretta Lynch (of New York’s Southern District and Eastern District, respectively), will be testifying at the first […]
NYC Bar Association Releases Candidate Responses to Ethics Questionnaire
Last week, the New York City Bar Association’s Government Ethics Committee released the responses it received to a questionnaire entitled “Ten Questions about Public Integrity for Citywide Candidates 2013.” Submitted […]
AP: Moreland Commission Asks State Lawmakers for Details on Outside Employment (Updated)
Michael Gormley of the Associated Press is reporting that the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption is “is asking all state lawmakers to provide never-before-required details about their outside work […]
Ethics, Elections and Campaign Finance Update, Sept.3
Back and from vacation, and it’s time to catch up on some recent stories of interest… Gov. Cuomo has signed into law “The Election Night Poll Site Procedure Act” (Chapter […]
Court of Appeals Will Not Hear Challenge to Ethics Commission’s Subpoena Power
Earlier today, the state’s highest court denied a motion for leave to appeal a challenge to the ability of the state’s ethics enforcement entity to issue subpoenas. The denial means […]
New York Times on New York’s ‘Source of Funding’ Disclosure Mandate
Today’s New York Times includes an article titled “Nonprofits Are Balking at Law on Disclosing Political Donors” that looks at New York’s relatively new ‘source of funding’ disclosure requirement. In […]
Common Cause Calls for Moreland Commission to Investigate Political Spending via Housekeeping Accounts
In their latest “Moreland Monday” release, Common Cause NY calls on the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption to look at expenditures from what are known as “housekeeping accounts.” Under […]