Sentences with phrase «investigate public corruption midway»

It was touted as one of the major reforms agreed to by the Legislature that followed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's controversial decision to disband his Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption midway through its planned lifespan.

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Cuomo's three previous uses of the Moreland Act were initiated by executive orders: His 2011 investiture of then - Inspector General Ellen Biben to investigate Nassau County Police Department's Forensic Evidence; his 2012 creation of a panel to assess how utilities on Long Island responded to three powerful storms that hammered the region; and his 2013 decision to create the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was shut down by Cuomo midway through its planned 18 - montinvestigate Nassau County Police Department's Forensic Evidence; his 2012 creation of a panel to assess how utilities on Long Island responded to three powerful storms that hammered the region; and his 2013 decision to create the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was shut down by Cuomo midway through its planned 18 - montInvestigate Public Corruption, which was shut down by Cuomo midway through its planned 18 - month lifespan.

His office previously examined the administration's involvement in the operation of Cuomo's Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was shut down in March 2014 — midway through its planned 18 - month existence — as part of a budget deal struck by the governor, Skelos and Silver.