When asked about the federal probe, Cuomo noted that the number of subpoenas issued in recent weeks does not mean that all served are suspected of criminal activity. (wxxinews.org)
Then in April came that totally unexpected flurry of subpoenas from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, directed at Cuomo's executive chamber, broadening the ongoing inquiry into Cuomo's signature economic development scheme, the Buffalo Billion, and subsequently into a range of contracts and arrangements with other companies doing business with the state. (timesunion.com)
A flurry of subpoenas from federal prosecutor Bharara, the first served on the governor's office, left no doubt New York's chief executive and his extensive inner circle are now included in an ever broadening corruption inquiry involving the letting of state contracts and illegal conflicts of interest and lobbying. (michaelbenjamin2012.com)