Sentences with phrase «corruption by elected officials»

She says the first goal is to find ways to restore public trust in JCOPE in an atmosphere of public corruption by elected officials.

It is my opinion that in the Bronx, New York City and throughout New York State folks of all ideologies, political party, socio - economic level and demographics are with a Comptroller who is independent and ever mindful that he is caretaker for the NYS pensions, our revenue, the economy of our great state and a role often overlooked the person who watches for corruption by elected officials, corporations, contractors and others who commit malfeasances.

But he said the gist of the call was that Cuomo had created a commission to investigate public corruption by elected officials, and made specific mention of Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, alleging she has bilked taxpayers out of more money than «some of us take home in a year.»

Not exact matches

And when will NYS be a model for good gov» t, instead of Albany, NY being an example of corruption, allowed to flourish unabated by our elected officials?

ALBANY — Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once among the state's most powerful elected officials, had his federal conviction on corruption charges vacated by an appellate court on Thursday.

A high - ranked source in Rockland County with inside knowledge of two far - reaching corruption probes by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office says the investigations will impact some of the most recognizable faces in the county — as many as 50 people are involved, most of whom are elected officials.

While the reforms put forth by DiNapoli could help ameliorate corruption in the state government, said Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the other moderator at Wednesday's event, «How do you convince other elected officials to tie their own hands and in effect not give themselves these opportunities for corruption?»

Sexual harassment by an elected official is an uncommon definition of public corruption.

«A prima - facie case of corruption is established when elected officials are allegedly influenced to act contrary to their obligations of office by the prospect of financial gain to themselves.

The people of New York State are tired of the history of corruption and insider deals by Albany's elected officials.

ALBANY — Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once among the state's most powerful elected officials, has had his conviction on corruption charges overturned by an appellate court.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo just unveiled Step One in what will be a multi-pronged reform proposal in the wake of last week's back - to - back corruption cases: Empowering local district attorneys to better ferret out and prosecute wrongdoing by dirty elected officials at all levels of government in New York.

Stec congratulated Stefanik and said he would work hard on behalf of both election reform and continue to fight against corruption in Albany, specifically seeking to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot by next year that would call for stripping elected officials convicted of crimes of their public pensions.

ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson on Tuesday vetoed the Legislature's attempt to create new ethics panels to monitor elected officials and to require greater financial disclosure by lawmakers, halting for now an overhaul of the rules meant to curb political corruption.

Capel's statement ends by saying the report ignores Cuomo's achievements in pushing for greater disclosure of financial activities by elected officials as well as «independent expenditure» and nonprofit organizations, the establishment of web portals allowing greater online access to public documents, and the more recent formation of a Moreland Commission panel to examine public corruption.

At this time, state government is in disrepute for a number of reasons - failure to face fiscal reality, corruption and other misbehavior by elected officials, intense partisanship leading to the inability to transact business, excessive influence of lobbyists and major contributors, concentration of power in a few legislators.

The Official Corruption Unit investigates and prosecutes allegations of corruption which include bribery attempts made to public officials and allegations of misconduct by state, county and local officials, including judges, elected officials and policeCorruption Unit investigates and prosecutes allegations of corruption which include bribery attempts made to public officials and allegations of misconduct by state, county and local officials, including judges, elected officials and policecorruption which include bribery attempts made to public officials and allegations of misconduct by state, county and local officials, including judges, elected officials and police officers.