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There is a huge Civil Service and Puffed Up Pensions scandal in the Agencies and Authorites that goes back to the regime of his father and his mother that he was the enforcer of.
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Nana Addo also said that an NPP government, when in power, would investigate issues surrounding the tier - two pension funds and the DKM scandal.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's GOP challenger David Malpass is continuing to pressure her to cut ties with her consulting / polling firm Global Strategy Group following its settlement yesterday with AG Andrew Cuomo in connection with the pay - to - play pension fund scandal.
Kirsten Gillibrand's chief political advisors were involved in the biggest pension fund scandal in New York State history, yet no one yet knows what Ms. Gillibrand thinks about that.»
The two men who oversaw prosecution of the pay - to - play pension fund scandal that resulted in former comptroller Alan Hevesi's jail sentence today both said the penalty should serve as a warning against other public officials seeking favors and gifts while in office.
Cuomo successfully prosecuted eight people in the pension - fund scandal, including political consultant Hank Morris and Hevesi's chief investment officer, David Loglisci.
In a move likely to infuriate Republicans as well as Democrats, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino will pledge Monday to end the Legislature's sessions in April, halt the lawmakers» scandal - ridden «per diem» payment system, and make new lawmakers join a less - costly state pension system, The Post has learneIn a move likely to infuriate Republicans as well as Democrats, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino will pledge Monday to end the Legislature's sessions in April, halt the lawmakers» scandal - ridden «per diem» payment system, and make new lawmakers join a less - costly state pension system, The Post has learnein April, halt the lawmakers» scandal - ridden «per diem» payment system, and make new lawmakers join a less - costly state pension system, The Post has learned.
It is rumored that John Haggerty may share a cell with political rival and former disgraced Comptroller of New York, Alan Hevesi who is serving a one to four years at the Ulster Correctional Facility in upstate Napanoch for a pension fund pay - to - play scandal.
Four years earlier, Faso lost the state comptroller's race by a very slim margin to Democrat Alan Hevesi, who ended up resigning in disgrace thanks to the so - called Chauffeurgate scandal and then serving time behind bars for his role in a massive pay - to - play pension fund scandal exposed by Spitzer's sucessor in the AG's office, Andrew Cuomo.
Long before disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was charged in October for his role in a pay - to - play scandal involving the state pension fund under his watch, a little - known treasurer of Saratoga County, J. Christopher Callaghan, knew something was up — and it was in plain sight.
According to one member of Heaney's team, «John Faso and his firm were banned [from lobbying in Albany] for five years over the pension scandal.
Cuomo holds his father and his legacy in a sacrosanct state, making the kicker of the letter a real punch to the solar plexus and will do little to advance either man's relationship (part of this bad blood may stem from way back in 2010, when then - Attorney General Cuomo settled with the lobbying firm Faso worked for as part of a major pay - to - play pension fund scandal).
The appearance was a climax of sorts — though not the end — to an ongoing pay - to - play scandal that has enveloped the pension fund and exposed a seamy system in which gifts and campaign funds were exchanged for vast investments of public money.
His office is investigating a massive scandal in the state pension fund that got started because a top aide to then - Controller Alan Hevesi, Hank Morris, wore too many hats.
Hevesi was later sent to prison in a scandal that embroiled the state pension fund.
Cuomo declined to endorse DiNapoli after clearing him in the ongoing pension fund pay - to - play scandal, reasoning, according to sources familiar with his thinking, that to follow that decision with a political statement would be «inappropriate.»
In response to the governor's comments, a spokeswoman for the comptroller said the crimes were the work of a «rogue employee» and that pension fund boards also have had scandals.
The Times is reporting former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who resigned in late 2006 after pleading guilty to a felony charge of misusing state resources in the so - called Chauffeurgate scandal, is poised to plead guilty to yet another felony corruption charge — this time in connection with AG Andrew Cuomo's pay - to - play pension fund probe.
Disgraced former Comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced this morning received the maximum penalty — one to four years in prison — for his role in a massive pay - to - play pension scandal.
A Democratic insider over the weekend noted the history Cuomo and Faso shared: Namely the part the congressman played in the Cuomo's attorney general investigation into the pay - to - play pension fund scandal of the last decade.
Spitzer was AG when the pay - to - play pension fund scandal that felled ex-state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was in full swing and did nothing about it.
Cuomo, as attorney general, did eventually give DiNapoli a clean bill of health by clearing him of any wrongdoing in the «pay to play» pension fund scandal that had sent Hevesi to prison, but his unease with the fellow Democrat never went away.
The report comes after a massive pay - to - play pension fund scandal resulted in the imprisonment of several prominent figures, including former Comptroller Alan Hevesi and his longtime political advisor Hank Morris.
While Cuomo cleared Wilson's opponent, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, in the ongoing pay - to - play pension fund scandal, he declined to endorse his fellow Democrat outright.
The memo also inclues a number of heatfelt letters from Hevesi's friends, family and rabbi, including his sons, former Sen. Dan Hevesi and Assemblyman Andy Hevesi, who were both implicated in and / or impacted by their father's pay - to - play pension fund scandal.
The letter refers to TV commercials that have started airing in the district, linking Faso to his lobbying firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips paying a fine as part of a settlement connected to the pay - to - play pension fund scandal.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's GOP challenger Harry Wilson is keeping the heat on his Democratic target in the wake of last week's bombshell revelation by AG Andrew Cuomo that his pay - to - play pension fund scandal has extended into DiNapoli's tenure.
I don't think you haved the cojones to defend why some were prosecuted in the Hevesi Pension scandal while others — including many of your key supporters — were not.
Excitement about Cuomo's announcement has been building in Democratic circles as the impasse over a new state budget worsens and as the attorney general moves to wrap up several high - profile investigations, including the state pension - fund scandal and a probe of embattled Bronx Democratic Sen. Pedro Espada.
Cuomo raised eyebrows and embarrassed DiNapoli as he announced a series of multimillion - dollar settlements in the state pension - fund scandal and then disclosed that his office was looking into the comptroller's role in meeting with politically connected companies seeking control over the investment of pension - fund money.
«Probably the greatest scandal in the state this year happened in the comptroller's office with the pension fund manager who was taking kickbacks where a background check was even conducted.»
At least two Democrats seeking statewide office this fall will not be heeding calls to dump Global Strategy Group in spite of the firm's involvement in the pay - to - play state pension fund scandal.
Hank Morris has received a sentence of one and one - third to four years in prison for his role in the pay - to - play pension fund scandal, NY1's Grace Rauh reports from the downstate courtroom where the once - powerful political consultant appeared to learn his fate.
Cuomo has declined to endorse DiNapoli — the lone Democratic candidate for the job he inherited in the wake of Alan Hevesi's Chauffeurgate scandal — after saying this spring that a meeting that took place on DiNapoli's watch is part of the AG's ongoing pay - to - play pension fund probe.
How Kang, 37, got his job at the New York State pension in the first place has so far been an unanswered question in the scandal, which has cost pensioners potentially millions in lost gains and fees.
A version of this editorial appears in print on October 8, 2010, on Page A26 of the New York edition with the headline: New York's Pension Scandal.
In response to the governor's comments, a spokeswoman for the comptroller says the crimes were the work of a «rogue employee,» and that pension fund boards have also had scandals.
Those intermediaries linked pension funds and investment firms were led to trouble for former comptroller Alan Hevesi, whose resignation scandal was followed by DiNapoli's appointment in 2007.
ALBANY — With his office still smarting from scandal, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli decided in 2009 that to protect the state pension fund, he would ban the use of so - called placement agents.
Meanwhile former Liberal Party boss Ray Harding was engulfed in a pay - to - play pension scandal involving the state Comptroller's Office.
He refers to former Democratic State Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who was convicted in a pay - to - play pension - fund scandal.
With the potential scandal evidently out of the way, perhaps the candidates will now focus on other differences between them: what effect, if any, the comptroller can have in navigating the state through this fiscal crisis and how to manage the huge state employee pension fund.
Hevesi was sentenced to one to four years in prison Friday for his leading role in an influence - peddling scandal at the state's massive pension fund.
NEW YORK (AP)-- Former New York state comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced to one to four years in prison Friday for his leading role in an influence - peddling scandal at the state's massive pension fund.
And you see increasing signs of strain, from Atlanta's cheating scandal to the apparently massive faking of attendance data in Columbus, to the staggering financial burdens of pensions and retiree health insurance across the country.
Fallout from the public spending scandal in the southern California community of Bell has resulted in a number of bills passing out of the Legislature during the last days of session aimed at reforming pensions and salaries of government officials.
The little - known placement agents moved into the national spotlight last year when New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo revealed a «pay - to - play» scandal, payments to get pension fund investments, resulting in five guilty pleas so far.
«Of course, there have been some rogue advisers in the sector, unfortunately, as there are in every industry, but to listen to some so - called pension industry experts continually crowing in the media, you would think that the whole sector is riddled with scandal.
Shortly afterward, the government confessed to losing track of pension records linked to an astounding 64 million claims — igniting a scandal that has punished the ruling party at the polls and eroded confidence in the ability of the world's second largest economy to support its growing legions of elderly.