Sentences with phrase «elections board chief»
Elections board chief enforcement counsel Risa Sugarman, who was appointed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, recommended the criminal referral.
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British Basketball Chief Executive Lisa Wainwright has been appointed to the board of the British Olympic Association, after elections at the National Olympic Committee Meeting on Thursday.
Betty Ann Canizio - Aqil, a Board of Elections chief clerk in Brooklyn, is expected to be suspended after a vote by the board's commissioners — the second BOE official to be suspended over New York's primary day snafu that led many voters to be turned away at the pBoard of Elections chief clerk in Brooklyn, is expected to be suspended after a vote by the board's commissioners — the second BOE official to be suspended over New York's primary day snafu that led many voters to be turned away at the pboard's commissioners — the second BOE official to be suspended over New York's primary day snafu that led many voters to be turned away at the polls.
The practice, part of a broader inquiry into the fundraising practices of Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies, was recommended for criminal prosecution by the chief enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections in a memorandum made public last week.
The politically appointed commissioners of the state Board of Election plan to vote today on a rules change granting them more control over the investigations by Risa Sugarman, the board's chief enforcement couBoard of Election plan to vote today on a rules change granting them more control over the investigations by Risa Sugarman, the board's chief enforcement couboard's chief enforcement counsel.
The January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.
«Campaign finance disclosure ensures New Yorkers have confidence that their elected officials are serving them honestly and with transparency,» said New York State Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman.
A January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, which was leaked to the Daily News in April, accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.
ALBANY — The politically appointed commissioners of the state Board of Elections released new rules on Thursday that would grant them more oversight of investigations conducted by the board's chief enforcement counsel, Risa SugaBoard of Elections released new rules on Thursday that would grant them more oversight of investigations conducted by the board's chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugaboard's chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman.
The chief enforcement counsel position and the compliance unit were created in the 2014 state budget after the now - defunct Moreland Commission found the board rarely took action on election law violations and complaints.
Risa Sugarman, currently the deputy commissioner of the criminal investigations division for the Department of Taxation and Finance, has been nominated as the board's chief enforcement counsel, overseeing a new unit tasked with enforcing the state's election laws.
Councilman Peter Koo (front r.) shakes hands with Barbara Conacchio, the chief clerk for the Board of Elections» Queens office, after his registration card was stamped.
A state supreme court justice in Albany has ruled that the Senate Republicans must comply with subpoenas issued by the state Board of Elections chief enforcement counsel looking deeply into potential violations of state election law.
Commissioners of the state Board of Elections and its independent chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman, engaged in an icy exchange over the office's role at the board's monthly meeBoard of Elections and its independent chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman, engaged in an icy exchange over the office's role at the board's monthly meeboard's monthly meeting.
The civil lawsuit, filed in Albany County Supreme Court on July 2, pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. joined the ongoing federal investigation into de Blasio's fundraising tactics last January after the Board of Elections» chief investigative officer sent a «criminal referral» to Vance's office alleging the efforts of the mayor's nonprofit to unseat the Republicans violated campaign finance laws, Vance has said.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has revealed that the new administration has saved the country some Ghc80 million, following the review of a fertilizer and chemical supplies contract of over GHC500 million, awarded by the John Mahama administration shortly before they left office, after losing the 2016 election.
Jerry Larsen, a former East Hampton Village police chief seeking a seat on the East Hampton Town Board, can not participate in a primary election to be a candidate on the Independence Party line, a judge in the State Supreme Court Appellate Division...
Outside, in the lobby, Daily News Bronx bureau chief Bob «Kappy» Kappstatter is holding court with new numbers from his source within the Board of Elections.
The Daily News obtained a bombshell memo state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman sent to the board's four commissioners on Jan. 4 recommending the refeBoard of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman sent to the board's four commissioners on Jan. 4 recommending the refeboard's four commissioners on Jan. 4 recommending the referral.
The News on April 22 reported that Board of Elections Chief Investigations Counsel Risa Sugarman in January had found enough «willful and flagrant» violations to warrant a criminal referral to the Manhattan DA's office pertaining to de Blasio and his allies» efforts to raise money for state Senate Democrats in 2014.
The mayor and his lawyers have said the investigation is politically motivated after the leak of a January 2016 memo from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel.
He hammered at the «motivation» of that Board of Elections official, Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman, a former staffer for Governor Andrew Cuomo and appointed by Cuomo to a specially created position at the Board of Elections.
When Albany created the post of Chief Enforcement Counsel to the New York State Board of Elections, it was supposed to be a breakthrough toward dealing with corruption in the state's often opaque Election Law.
New Yorkers have learned much about Mayor de Blasio since Daily News Albany Bureau Chief Ken Lovett revealed that the state Board of Elections» enforcement counsel had accused the mayor of heading a criminal scheme to evade campaign spending limits.
«I have determined that reasonable cause exists to believe a violation warranting criminal prosecution has taken place,» wrote State Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is criticizing the state Board of Elections for trying to roll back the power of its chief enforcement officer.
A January 2016 memo from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.
With just days left in the session, Cuomo has yet to give the Legislature an appointee for the new position of chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections.
The civil suit pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.
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The state Board of Elections, at the urging of Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman, made five formal criminal referrals in 2016 to local district attorneys or the state Attorney General's office.
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«Campaign finance disclosure ensures New Yorkers have confidence that their elected officials are serving them honestly and with transparency, said Risa Sugarman, Chief Enforcement Counsel for the New York State Board of Elections.
Officials at the City Board of Elections said the chief clerk, Diane Haslett - Rudiano, has been suspended following the removal of more than 125,000 voters from the rolls.
The first candidate that will be subject to a newly created state Board of Elections hearing process, Norma Gonsalves, the presiding officer of the Nassau County legislature, faces up to $ 28,000 in penalties, according to allegations filed by the body's chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman.
De Blasio's fund - raising efforts are not the only target of state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman.
The Special Adviser on Political Matters to a leading National Chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, Uthman Shodipe - Dosunmu, has denied the rumour making the rounds that his principal has been removed as a member of Board of Trustees of PDP because of his bid to contest the party's national chairmanship election at the convention, coming up on December 9.
A member, Board of Trustees, Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being behind the emergence of business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, as the candidate of the opposition party in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election.
Board of Elections Associate Counsel Carla V. DiMarco and Investigative Auditor Laura Cotazino issued a report on the findings and forwarded it to the board's chief enforcement counsel, Risa S. Sugarman, in December Board of Elections Associate Counsel Carla V. DiMarco and Investigative Auditor Laura Cotazino issued a report on the findings and forwarded it to the board's chief enforcement counsel, Risa S. Sugarman, in December board's chief enforcement counsel, Risa S. Sugarman, in December 2015.
Jones pointed to emails between Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman and two attorneys at the board that cast doubt on Schneiderman's Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman and two attorneys at the board that cast doubt on Schneiderman's board that cast doubt on Schneiderman's case.
The complaint filed Friday with state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman charges the donation from ex-Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno's old campaign account violates state limits.
Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman has charged a donation from ex-Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno's old campaign account violates state limits.
One of those investigations may have been sparked by a referral from the Cuomo - appointed enforcement chief at the state Board of Elections, who voiced concerns about de Blasio's role in raising money for Senate Democrats, then referred the matter to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
«The entire fundraising and campaign operation was run from City Hall by de Blasio staff in coordination with unions and Campaign for One New York officers and political consultants,» wrote Risa Sugarman, chief enforcement officer of the state Board of Elections.
Nassau Board of Elections Chief Clerk Bonnie Garone said Monday that the county's results were still unofficial, adding that there are still 19 contested absentee ballots at play in Nassau.
Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman has been asked to look into Mayor de Blasio's use of county party committees.
Albany insiders predict that state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman's days are numbered if Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. doesn't agree with her recently leaked finding that Mayor Bill de Blasio and several political aides broke the law by raising large sums of campaign cash for state Senate candidates.
The chief investigator of the Board of Elections, Cuomo appointee Risa Sugarman, issued a scathing report accusing de Blasio and his political team of «willful and flagrant violations» of campaign finance law «warranting prosecution.»