Sentences with phrase «many ethics complaints»

Of course, using tax - exempt educational or charitable donations for partisan purposes is illegal, and several ethics complaints were filed against Gingrich.

Republican activist E. O'Brien Murray filed an ethics complaint against US Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard, claiming Gaspard broke the federal law barring political involvement by government employees by assisting de Blasio in last year's mayoral contest.

Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan is not challenging Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous, but did file an ethics complaint against him.

Grandeau, who brought an ethics complaint to JCOPE on Tuesday on behalf of his client Chevron Corp. against Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, says this is the kind of work JCOPE ought to be doing.

Staten Island Rep. Dan Donovan said former Rep. Michael Grimm — who is challenging Donovan in the Republican primary — is behind an ethics complaint claiming that Donovan intervened in the arrest of Timothy O'Connell, the son of Donovan's domestic partner, Serena Stonick.

On Wednesday evening, the Southern Poverty Law Center announced that it had updated its pending ethics complaint against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore to include Wednesday's developments.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- A Democratic mayor is filing an ethics complaint against Republican Sen. Thomas Libous (LIH» - buhs), the state Senate's deputy majority leader.

Another ethics complaint has been filed in the race between Rep. Dan Donovan and Michael Grimm as the gloves start to come off.

Regardless, the DCCC said the Congressman's failure to report his purchase of the company's initial public offering prompted «at least four ethics complaints and ultimately an ethics investigation» into Collins and several of his GOP colleagues.

A West Side neighborhood group has filed an ethics complaint against Kristen John Foy, a top lieutenant of Al Sharpton's National Action Network, for failing to register as a lobbyist even though he's promoting Airbnb.

«Someone who may know [how to file an ethics complaint] is a person who has had allegations made against them for threatening to throw a reporter off the rotunda after the State of the Union address, for FEC filings,» he said.

The National Labor Relations Board vacated a decision overturning one of the Obama administration's most controversial rulings following an ethics complaint against a Trump appointee.

Nassau County Democratic County Chairman Jay Jacobs has filed an ethics complaint against Democratic County Comptroller George Maragos, alleging nepotism played a role in hiring.

The ethics complaint was filed in June by recycling coordinator Wendy Toman, who has alleged that Zatz carried out a campaign of deliberate harassment against her and withheld information necessary for her to do her job properly.

In recent years, Greenberg has filed at least three ethics complaints against Schneiderman or memers of his staff.

The Maine Democratic Party filed an ethics complaint in early October against Paul LePage, claiming that the governor used state property as part of his re-election campaign.

It's an inherent conflict of interest, whether its a sexual harassment complaint or an ethics complaint or some other problem.»

Donovan has asked the House Ethics Committee to expedite its investigation and requested that the anonymous person who filed the ethics complaint come forward, The Staten Island Advance reported.

Queens Democratic Party officials are retaliating against GOP City Councilman Eric Ulrich for filing an ethics complaint against City Council member Elizabeth Crowley — a relative of a powerful congressman,...

And the ethics complaint listed media accounts that suggested Gaspard even aided Melissa Mark - Viverito's successful campaign to become the new City Council speaker.

A week ago, this [ethics complaint] is filed.

That meager figure is laughable, according to ethics complaint filed with the Campaign Finance Board.

An ethics complaint has been filed against the campaign of Michael Grimm, who is making a comeback bid for his old Staten Island congressional seat.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Congressional candidate Michael Grimm responded to the suggestion that his campaign could be behind an ethics complaint made against GOP Rep. Daniel Donovan by saying the Congressman was playing a «desperate blame game.»

In a statement, Grimm didn't directly address whether he was behind the ethics complaint against Donovan.

A Queens legislator charges that one of his colleagues abused her power, saying in an ethics complaint that she used her position to sic government agencies on a waterfront restaurant...

The Center for Justice & Democracy has filed a formal ethics complaint with the Public Integrity Commission calling for an investigation into four Medicaid Redesign Team members whose employes stand to gain from the reforms / cost - cutting plan they helped devise and are now championing.

Instead, Ryan filed an ethics complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics pointing to testimony in a Yonkers corruption trial from disbarred attorney Anthony Mangone that alleged Libous had arranged for his son to receive a job at a law firm paid for by $ 50,000 from a lobbying organization.

Two women who say their sexual harassment allegations were not followed up on by top leaders of the then - Senate Democratic majority are filing an ethics complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Numerous ethics boards tasked with monitoring the conduct of elected officials and public employees have not met in years, do not document their meetings and provide little information on their websites about how to file an ethics complaint.

Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan, who was eyeing a potential challenge to Libous this fall, filed the ethics complaint against the Republican lawmaker that got the JCOPE ball rolling.

He was on the losing side in supporting secrecy in the state ethics complaint process.

He named it after himself, but it was changed after he regained his congressional seat when he was challenged by an ethics complaint alleging he had broken a House rule.

Mayor de Blasio answered questions from the press on a wide range of topics, including HIV prevention, the role of the Health Department and the «Nanny State», the large - size soda ban, Metzizah B'peh, fines and penalties levied by the Health Department, the ethics complaint filed against Patrick Gaspard, the city's fiscal outlook, stop & frisk and more.

The environmental group Protect the Adirondacks filed an ethics complaint regarding what it contends was «illegal advocacy and lobbying» by the state DC in support of a 2013 constitutional amendment that cleared the way for a land - swap deal between New York and an Essex County mining operation.

Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich charges that one of his colleagues, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, abused her power, saying in an ethics complaint that she used her position to sic government agencies on a waterfront restaurant after her sons were assaulted outside the establishment.

Caputo said he has officially filed an ethics complaint against Speier — who he has taken to calling Representative «Smear».

On January 29, 2014, a reporter with conservative Watchdog.org filed an ethics complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission, alleging several discrepancies between Davis» personal tax returns and her personal financial statements as State Senator from 2010 to 2012.

The ethics complaint against Will was brought by two members of the Pike Plan Commission, which oversees the canopy, and Ward 3 resident Andy Champ - Doran, who is running for Will's council seat on the Independence Party line.

«Within 30 days of filing this ethics complaint, Will began actively participating in discussions... concerning the Pike Plan,» the board noted in its findings.

Another ethics complaint has been filed against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, claiming free services he received from a law firm violated state law.

(CNN)- Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated state ethics laws by letting supporters set up a legal defense fund to help her battle ethics complaints, a preliminary report on the issue has found.

Plus, Yoder is embroiled in an ethics complaint from last year alleging that he received campaign contributions from payday lenders while also backing a bill that would deregulate the industry.

Berger and McMahon filed their forms Feb. 16, within an hour of Heins» sending an email publicizing his ethics complaint.

A former mayoral candidate in the City of Gloversville has filed ethics complaints against his former opponent and two other city officials.

Donald Trump wants action on his ethics complaint against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (Eric Jenks for new york daily news)

I would like to submit an ethics complaint regarding the appearance of Sheriff Timothy Howard at a public, partisan event on April 1st, sponsored by very partisan organizations (Tea Party and SCOPE).

Nancy Schauffler, who has filed an Article 78 lawsuit challenging the Cucina expansion that the ethics complaint charged Magarelli and McKenna with favoring, stated that it «just doesn't look good» for a Town Board to rewrite a law that two of its members were found to have violated.

They came to Albany from New York City, Yonkers, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie just one day after the organization joined with VOCAL - NY to submit an ethics complaint calling for an investigation into the relationship between the Committee and the Governor's office, as well as a visit to the Governor's Mt. Kisco home on Sunday with a call for good jobs.

Schneiderman's office has said Trump's ethics complaint is simply an attempt to distract attention away from the Trump University lawsuit.