Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced another settlement in his longstanding probe of outside interests involved in securing business with the state pension fund, this time with one of Albany’s top […]
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NY Times Calls for Cuomo to Empower Attorney General to Investigate Public Corruption
The New York Times editorial board calls on Governor-election Cuomo to give the Attorney General the authority to subpoena and investigate potential civil and criminal violations in government under Executive […]
Complaint Lodged Against Saland with LEC
The Register-Star (out of Hudson, NY) is reporting that a complaint has been filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) alleging that Senator Saland asked the Columbia County Fire Commissioner […]
News of Possible Plea Deal with Hank Morris in Pension Fraud Case
Bloomberg Businessweek is reporting that a plea deal has been presented to a State Supreme Court judge in the prosecution of Hank Morris, the former political consultant who was charged […]
New York Law Journal: “Cuomo-Schneiderman ‘Team’ Vow to Battle Albany Corruption”
The New York Law Journal wraps up the recent elections with an article discussing Governor-Elect Cuomo and Attorney General-elect Schneiderman’s plan to “seek to institute new tools to fight the […]
AG Announces Settlement in Pension Fund Investigation
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Attorney General Settles with Hevesi Fundraiser
A.G. Cuomo announced this morning that he has entered into a settlement agreement with Bill White, who was a fundraiser for former State Comptroller Alan Hevesi and an unlicensed placement […]