Sentences with phrase «called culture of corruption»

«This package deals with a lot of different issues, many of which are important, but it doesn't deal with at the heart what U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called a culture of corruption in Albany, and that's about using your public office for private gain,» Horner said.

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Dick Dadey of Citizens Union called the fund - raisers «outrageous,» saying they prove that «the pay - to - play culture is alive and well in Albany — even in the face of significant corruption.

Molinaro blasted the Democrat's leadership and what he called a «culture of corruption,» while referring to the recent conviction of Joseph Percoco, the governor's former top aide, on bribery charges.

News reports indicate that the staffer was eventually fired for so - called performance issues and that supposedly the allegations did not involve Avella directly but rather «management staff» but given Avella's own claims regarding Albany's culture of corruption and predilection to cover things up can we really rely on this?

«We call on Senator Flanagan and the Long Island Republican Senators to stand up for real reform and to restore the confidence of the residents of Long Island by enacting campaign finance reform efforts by instituting a system of publicly funded elections that will stop Albany's culture of corruption,» said Lisa Tyson, executive director of the LIPC.

Bharara called on everyone from the public to rank - and - file legislators to get involved in reducing Albany's «crisis of corruption» that has produced a culture of bribery, kickbacks and a «rancid» environment.

Also at noon, faith leaders and low - wage workers will gather at the state Capitol for a Moral Monday press conference and vigil to call on lawmakers to end the culture of on - and off - the - books corruption that characterizes the policy - making process in Albany, War Room, 3rd Floor.

RYE BROOK, N.Y. — As Andrew Cuomo prepared to accept the Democratic nomination for governor, Republicans outside the convention today started their assault on the attorney general, calling him «Prince Andrew» and saying he let Albany slip into a «culture of corruption.»

Democratic Nassau County executive candidate Laura Curran on Tuesday called the county's public hospital «another symbol of the culture of corruption,» citing recent reports about hiring practices and withholding of public records.

It's time for this so - called «Reform Caucus» to get off their duff and start changing the culture of corruption that's infected Albany for far too long.»

Bharara has criticized what he sees as a culture of pervasive corruption in Albany as well as the so - called «three - men - in - a-room» style of budget negotiations.

New Yorkers deserve more than rhetoric and hand wringing from our elected officials, they need real reforms to respond to what the US attorney has called a «culture of corruption.»

Speaking more broadly about the culture of Albany, Bharara said that the number of legislators who've been arrested recently for corruption should serve as a wake - up call.

«Progressives need to raise our expectations and demand more,» said Hawkins, who bashed what he called Albany's pay - to - play «culture of corruption.»