The Attorney’s General’s Public Integrity Bureau entered into a settlement with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, which acted on behalf of financial firms seeking investments from public pension funds without a […]
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New Issue of CPI’s “Advocacy Quarterly”
The CPI has posted the second issue of its quarterly newsletter, which focuses on “the criteria used to define a widely attended event.”
NY Times Reports (Again) That Hevesi Plea Is Imminent
The New York Times is again reporting that former State Comptroller Alan Hevesi is expected to admit to a class E felony of “rewarding official misconduct” this morning relating to […]
Candidate Cuomo Releases Ethics Reform Plan
Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo released his “plan to tackle public corruption in both State and local government.” Read the press release here, and the full report here. The report highlights […]
IG Report Member Item $$$ Misused
The former executive director of the Stillwater Area Community Services Center, Paul Lilac, has been arrested for misusing funds that were part of a New York Senate member item, according […]
DOCS Supervisor Arrested for Unauthorized Moonlighting
The Inspector General today announced the arrest, by the State Police, of a Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) supervisor for a class E felony offense of Offering a False Instrument […]
CPI Reportedly Planning to Investigate Paterson Hire for Chief Diversity Officer
Today’s NY Post reports that the Commission on Public Integrity is preparing an inquiry into the administration’s hiring of the state’s first chief diversity officer. The Post previously reported that […]
Hevesi Expected to Plead Guilty
The New York Times is reporting that former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi is expected to plead guilty to providing pension investment business to firms that gave him and […]
NY Times: Vito Lopez Under Federal, NYC Investigation
The New York Times is reporting that Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the Brooklyn Democratic leader, is at the center of three investigations (two federal, and one by the NYC DOI) relating […]
Carpinello Joins CPI
Capital District lawyer George Carpinello has been appointed by the Governor to serve on the Commission on Public Integrity, according to Capitol Confidential. Carpinello replaces Loretta Lynch, who is now […]