The letter will be seen as a way of putting pressure on the commission to launch similar investigations into other parties. (theguardian.com)
Similar investigations led to the conviction of both leaders of the legislature on multiple corruption charges in late 2015. (wrvo.org)
The controversy springs in part from the Senate Republicans» decision to refer a sexual harassment investigation of state Sen. Jeff Klein (IDC - Bronx) to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which has conducted similar investigations in the past. (politico.com)