Dinallo also announced a six - point agenda for investigating public corruption, which includes stringent new disclosure requirements for charities (like, say, the Bronx - based Soundview, which Cuomo says Espada looted of more than $ 14 million), using the Tweed Law to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing
election law violations under the existing Executive Law.
Not exact matches
It appears that prosecutors have never made a criminal case
under this section of state
election law, a
violation of which would be a felony: Records going back to 1999 show no arrests or arraignments on the charge, according to the State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
«They brought it to us and we were
under an obligation because I promised the citizens, I promised the citizens that I would take seriously allegations of
election law violation and we did.
«For all these reasons, and to prevent future prime ministers from call unfair snap
elections, Democracy Watch has applied to the Federal Court for a ruling that Prime Minister Harper's calling of the federal
election in September 2008 was a
violation of the fixed
election date
law and Canadians» rights
under the Charter,» said Conacher.