Sentences with phrase «by enforcement counsel»

A state inspector general report released Tuesday determine the leaked memorandum written by Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman was given to The Daily News by Board of Elections spokesman John Conklin, a Republican appointee.

The memorandum, written by Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman, recommended criminal prosecution over the 2014 Senate fundraising campaign, saying it was an overt attempt to circumvent fundraising limits.

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According to a report by the Senate minority staff of the Committee on Finance and the Committee of the Judiciary, then SEC Associate Director of Enforcement Paul Berger was instrumental in the firing of SEC Senior Counsel Gary Aguirre, who wanted to question Mack about the insider trading matter.

According to the John Jay report, 918 of 1872 (49 %) substantiated allegations of abuse against Catholic clergy were addressed by sending the priest off for psychiatric counseling and then moving him to another parish, with nary a whisper to law enforcement.

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.

Meanwhile, de Blasio this week openly questioned how a Board of Elections memorandum written by an independent enforcement counsel hand - picked by Gov. Andrew Cuomo leaked to the press.

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 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.

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 Sugarman.

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.

Elections board chief enforcement counsel Risa Sugarman, who was appointed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, recommended the criminal referral.

After being prodded by the state Board of Elections» new enforcement counsel, Republican John Cahill's campaign has made public a poll it commissioned on the race for state attorney general.

Creating an independent counsel to investigate claims of wrongful convictions and alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement.

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.

Laufer had earlier implied in a letter that the leak of the confidential memo, written by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's hand - picked enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman, was «politically motivated.»

The debate over public financing has begun in the state Senate, with the introduction of new legislation by Senator Eric Adams, which would establish a public financing program, create an independent enforcement counsel in the State Board of Elections, lower contribution limits and improve disclosure of independent political spending.

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.

The mayor's initial response to Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman's report included accusing her of producing and leaking a legally unfounded hit job orchestrated by Gov. Cuomo.

The chief election enforcement counsel will be named by the governor, subject to Assembly and Senate confirmation, for a fixed five - year term starting Sept. 1.

The report released on Tuesday blamed Board of Elections spokesman John Conklin, a Republican appointee on the board, for the release of the «privileged and confidential» material compiled by Independent Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman related to efforts by de Blasio and his political team on behalf of Democratic candidates in 2014.

Those hoping for swift action from the new independent enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections will have to be patient: Although she was approved by the Assembly and Senate last month, Risa Sugarman won't be able to officially start work until Sept. 1.

The enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections has issued a subpoena for records held by the Senate Republican Campaign Committee.

Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman in a report recommended criminal prosecution after a review of fundraising practices by a group arranged by Mayor Bill de Blasio to support a Democratic takeover of the state Senate.

By working with a strong, independent Enforcement Counsel at the Board of Elections, we've held public officials accountable time and again for breaking the law and cheating New Yorkers,» Schneiderman said.

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.

But Vance declined to discuss the status of the investigation, or whether the leak of the BOE letter to the press — whether by the BOE's chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman, or someone else — was hampering the investigation or presented any additional legal concerns.

But the suggestion by the mayor and his defenders that he was singled out for punishment for political reasons by the Cuomo - appointed official who made the referral is complicated by the fact that the appointee, Board of Elections enforcement counsel Risa Sugarman, has sounded the alarm over similar behavior in the past.

Last Friday, multiple outlets reported on a leaked criminal referral and report penned by state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman, which found «reasonable cause exists» to believe «a violation warranting criminal prosecution has taken place» up to a Class E felony in the course of de Blasio's 2014 campaign efforts.

In a letter sent last week to state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman that was obtained by the News, Mary Beth Calamia of Holbrook cited a $ 50,000 donation procured by de Blasio fund - raiser Ross Offinger from a publicly untraceable Delaware corporation that went to the Nassau County Democratic Committee, which was supporting Todd Kaminsky's successful run for Senate in a special election last month.

Create an independent enforcement board within the State Board of Elections, the Chief Enforcement Counsel of which will be appointed by thenforcement board within the State Board of Elections, the Chief Enforcement Counsel of which will be appointed by thEnforcement Counsel of which will be appointed by the Governor.

Orange County Democratic Chairman Brett Broge is asking a state attorney to investigate Sen. William Larkin Jr.'s failure to report his campaign contributions and expenditures from January to July, an accounting that he was supposed to file by July 15 and is now more than a month overdue.In a letter on Thursday to Risa Sugarman, chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, Broge noted that Larkin set up a new campaign account on July 8 and transferred his money there, but never submitted a semi-annual report itemizing the transactions that occurred before then.

Jack Martins, has penned a letter to Risa Sugarman, chief enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections, calling for a probe of the transfer of just over $ 66,000 in three separate transactions by the Curran campaign to the state Democratic Party, which then turned around and used the money to pay BerlinRosen for direct mailers for Curran.

He read aloud a letter he wrote to Governor Cuomo demanding that Cuomo «fully investigate the allegations uncovered by [Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa] Sugarman and reported by the national media concerning Mr. deBlasio's (sic) open and nefarious Election Law violations.»

The Board of Elections Thursday dealt with that by weakening the powers of Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman.

Referrals made by the board are required to be kept confidential, but the memo from enforcement counsel Risa Sugarman was posted on the Daily News» website last month.

Even if the enforcement counsel wins this case and the definition of «alter egos» is limited to incorporated entities controlled exclusively by only one person, it could apparently reduce the amount of money that hundreds of donors — particularly limited liability companies — would be allowed to give.

ALBANY — The politically appointed commissioners of the state Board of Election plan to vote Thursday on a rules change granting them more control over the investigations by Risa Sugarman, the board's chief enforcement counsel.

The agreement that created the position of enforcement counsel called for the assignment of these hearing officers to oversee actions taken against individuals who fail to correct problems flagged by the board.

Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections enforcement counsel hand - picked by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, kick - started the investigation with a criminal referral to Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.

The memo was penned earlier this year by Risa Sugarman, a former Cuomo staffer who got her job as the board's «enforcement counsel» on Cuomo's recommendation.

These proposals include tough new anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, a test of public financing of elections at the state level using the 2014 Comptroller's race, the establishment of an independent enforcement counsel at the Board of Elections, increased transparency of political contributors to independent expenditure committees and disclosure of the outside clients or customers of State Legislators who had been referred by registered lobbyists.

There's the ongoing special - counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton; there's the associated inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey, whom he had asked not to investigate his former national - security adviser; there are the president's hush - money payments to women with whom he allegedly had extramarital affairs, made through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and facilitated by corporate cash paid to influence the White House; there is his ongoing effort to interfere with the Russia inquiry and politicize federal law enforcement; there are the foreign governments that seem to be utilizing the president's properties as vehicles for influencing administration policy; there's the emerging evidence that Trump campaign officials sought aid not only from Russia, but from other foreign countries, which may have affected Trump's foreign policy; there are the ongoing revelations of the president's Cabinet officials» misusing taxpayer funds; there is the accumulating evidence that administration decisions are made at the behest of private industry, in particular those in which Republican donors have significant interests.

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