Reports: U.S. Attorney Subpoenas JCOPE

According to multiple news reports, Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has subpoenaed records of corruption allegations that have been filed with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).

News of the subpoena comes less than a month after Mr. Bharara took possession of the case files of the now-defunct Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

The existence of the subpoena was first reported by the NY Post. Read additional coverage from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Journal News, and the Daily News.