The same day, the administration acknowledged that it had been served with a federal subpoena asking for material concerning any action by a half - dozen current or former Executive Chamber officials that might have benefited two dozen companies involved in upstate development projects. (timesunion.com)
The personal and professional ties connecting Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the two men at the center of an ongoing federal investigation of upstate development projects reach back over many years. (timesunion.com)
In December, Schneiderman sent a similar letter lambasting Cuomo's proposal to create a special criminal prosecutor to handle procurement matters — an action seen as a response to the federal investigation into upstate development projects that resulted in the arrest of a former top aide to the governor, among others. (timesunion.com)