Sentences with phrase «investigate public corruption investigated»

Maziarz's campaign fund first came under scrutiny when the state Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption investigated possible crimes involving election law, campaign expenditures and fundraising in 2013.

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Before Comey tapped him to lead the Richmond office in 2014, he was section chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, investigating some of the highest profile cases against government officials and civil rights violations in recent years.

I answered the door and was surprised to meet a well - dressed man and woman who introduced themselves as agents of a well - known American federal agency that investigates terrorism, counterintelligence, cybercrime, public corruption, civil rights, organised crime, white - collar crime, violent crime and weapons of mass destruction (and which shall remain unnamed here).

«Last week, I formally empanelled the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption,» Cuomo wrote in the email.

In a statement of his own, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara took a veiled swipe at Cuomo's now - shuttered Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption as well as the internal effort to oversee Buffalo Billion contracting.

But he said the gist of the call was that Cuomo had created a commission to investigate public corruption by elected officials, and made specific mention of Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, alleging she has bilked taxpayers out of more money than «some of us take home in a year.»

Dinallo also announced a six - point agenda for investigating public corruption, which includes stringent new disclosure requirements for charities (like, say, the Bronx - based Soundview, which Cuomo says Espada looted of more than $ 14 million), using the Tweed Law to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive Law.

Cahill has sought to make the election a referendum, in part, on Schneiderman's efforts to combat corruption, as well as his involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Ccorruption, as well as his involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public CorruptionCorruption.

The NPP presidential candidate, further explained that the Special Prosecutor, would be established by Act of Parliament, to be independent of the executive, and to possess «an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.»

Meanwhile Justice Moro — so far largely seen as an impartial individual heading up a serious and comprehensive operation exposing corruption practices of mainstream politicians and powerful business figures — had made a critical move when he decided to make public the contents of a series of tapped phone calls intercepted by the police while investigating Lula.

Cuomo's handling of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, as well as the decision to shut down the commission last year, is part of an ongoing inquiry by the U.S. attorney's office.

So far, every single act of alleged corruption labeled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies, and the findings so far made public.

The president indicated that so far, «every single act of alleged corruption labelled against any member of my administration has been or is in the process of being investigated by independent bodies and the findings made public.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said last week that New Yorkers should «sleep better» knowing the panel, called the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, was formed in response to the arrest earlier this year of three sitting lawmakers.

Attorney General Responds to Dark Money Group's Attempt to Quash Subpoena Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed documents in response to a dark money political consultant's request to quash a subpoena by the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

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A commission appointed by Governor Cuomo to investigate public corruption is holding its first series of hearings.

ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman stressed Tuesday that the Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption should remain independent, following reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's staff had involved itself in the panel's subpoena decisions.

The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption had begun an investigation into tax breaks like these and their connections to campaign contributions, but canceled a planned subpoena of REBNY's records after Cuomo's top adviser called one of the commission's chairs «in a fury,» according to the New York Times.

In 2011, Attorney General Schneiderman and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli formed «Operation Integrity,» a first - of - its - kind joint task force using the State Comptroller's power to refer cases involving the abuse of public funds to the Attorney General's office to investigate and prosecute public corruption.

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While the New York attorney general's office does sometimes investigate public corruption, it often focuses on acting as the attorney for state government agencies in civil matters.

Sugarman's unit was created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014 following a series of corruption trials, and also the premature closure of Cuomo's Moreland Commisssion to Investigate Public Ccorruption trials, and also the premature closure of Cuomo's Moreland Commisssion to Investigate Public CorruptionCorruption.

Cuomo insisted he had «no concerns at all» about Schneiderman's ability to investigate public corruption in the Legislature after being a member of it since 1998.

The Fair Elections for New York coalition has called on Gov. Cuomo's Commission to Investigate Public Corruption to subpoena information related to contributions in order to explore the transactions involved.

The ties between Senate GOP and the Independence Party were perhaps best highlighted by the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which detailed activity in 2012 in its preliminary (and final) report.

At the swearing - in ceremony, Fitzpatrick reflected back on his public service, which has included serving on a commission that investigated corruption in the New York State Legislature.

In 2013 Cuomo appointed Rice as one of three co-chairs of his ill - fated Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

In July, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined with Governor Cuomo in appointing a «Commission to Investigate Public Corruption» under the Moreland Act and Executive Law section 63 (8), with Attorney General Schneiderman deputizing each of the commission members as a deputy attorney general.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino attacked Governor Andrew Cuomo's handling of the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption, asserting that «I believe Governor Cuomo committed a crime.»

The reforms, which Cuomo points to as justification for his controversial decision to disband the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, were considered meager by many good - government advocates when they were first announced.

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He set up a commission to investigate public corruption and used it to get lawmakers to pass ethics reform, then abruptly shut it down when the commission turned its sights on the governor's office.

New York Times Investigation Sheds Light on Moreland Commission's Operations According to an extensive investigation by the New York Times, the office of Governor Cuomo allegedly tried to control the operations of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, by steering its investigations away from groups that were politically connected to the governor.

A Siena College poll this week shows that most New Yorkers don't know about the Moreland Commission, a panel of district attorneys and law enforcement officials investigating public corruption in Albany.

Instead, Cuomo should be discussing hot - button issues such as the ongoing investigation into the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption.

A Marist College poll released on Monday found Cuomo's approval rating fell 5 percentage points to 53 percent as controversy over the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption continues to swirl in Albany.

The Working Families Party in an email to supporters on Monday is pushing the Legislature in the wake of the Sheldon Silver corruption scandal to enact the «number one recommendation» of the defunct Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption, which it was says public corruption scandal to enact the «number one recommendation» of the defunct Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption, which it was says public finaPublic Corruption, which it was says public Corruption, which it was says public finapublic financing.

The most recent escalation began last week, as the governor sought to recast his relationship to the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was was proving to be a political headache.

However, another prominent Republican, Onondaga county district attorney Bill Fitzpatrick — who is investigating public corruption in the state as the co-chair of the Moreland Commission — thinks public financing would be an excellent use of public money, leading to long - term savings for taxpayers.

Meanwhile, despite a summer of bad press stemming from his office's involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption, polls have shown Cuomo still maintains a wide lead over his Republican opponent, Rob Astorino.

Last year, lawmakers agreed to new anti-corruption laws and an independent enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections that came as the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption was closed.

Astorino continued his critique of the governor on multiple fronts, once again blasting him over an ongoing probe of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, a now - defunct panel created by Cuomo in 2013.

Legislative leaders fought to keep the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was convened by Governor Andrew Cuomo, from subpoenaing records from their firms and others that employ legislators that would detail the extent of their work and their exact clients.

In a bill introduced by Wright, Extell's One57 received one of five carveouts that were later examined by the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

Speaking on Adom FM's Personality Profile Programme on Monday morning, Mr Mensah maintained that in advanced political environments where individuals» rights and liberties, dignity and integrity are cherished, such claims of corruption are investigated quietly and brought to the public domain only when sufficient evidence of impropriety has been established and charges are preferred.

Weitz & Luxenberg joined other law firms that employ lawmakers in fighting against subpoenas from the now - defunct Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption that sought records of what legislators — including the speaker — were doing for their outside earnings.

In a public display of penance for allowing the appearance of corruption to permeate, Vance requested The Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity at Columbia Law School to investigate ways to better insulate our elected prosepublic display of penance for allowing the appearance of corruption to permeate, Vance requested The Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity at Columbia Law School to investigate ways to better insulate our elected prosePublic Integrity at Columbia Law School to investigate ways to better insulate our elected prosecutors

The former senator's campaign spending first surfaced in May 2014 when City & State magazine reported that documents accumulated by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's now - defunct Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption showed Maziarz led the state in unspecified campaign expenditures.

Bharara also opened an inquiry into the governor's own «commission to investigate public corruption,» which, in his vintage Cuomo panache, he launched with as much self - congratulatory fanfare as possible.