Pearce is one of 29 Arizona legislators (20 Republicans and 9 Democrats) who accepted illegal gifts from the Fiesta Bowl in the form of all - expense paid trips and free football tickets. (ballotpedia.org)
«It is in this area that the Commission bases its finding that there is reasonable cause to believe that a breach of the ethics laws, specifically Public Officers Law § 73 (5) prohibiting illegal gifts, has occurred.» (nystateofpolitics.com)
At issue are likely illegal gifts cops seem to have received from two of Mr. de Blasio's top contributors in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox community. (observer.com)