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Details about alleged interference in an ethics probe by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's aides are leaking out daily, and most newspapers have run critical editorials.

The Manhattan judge overseeing the estate of Robert Durst's long - missing wife, Kathie, is facing a potential ethics probe by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his first public appearance since a potentially damaging news story about allegations his staff tampered with an ethics probe, tried to change the subject by talking about economic development.

He also repeated claims that Albany's scrutiny of his own fundraising — which included probes by a state ethics panel and state Board of Elections — was unfair.

And the head of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, renewed calls for probes by the Manhattan district attorney's office and state ethics commission on whether Cuomo himself was involved any wrongdoing.

By late March 2014, Cuomo had agreed to end the commission's probes in exchange for a budget deal that included some ethics reforms.

The scandal resulted in multiple probes conducted by the AG, the IG, the Albany County DA and the state ethics board, the Commission on Public Integrity (the precursor to JCOPE).

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first public appearance since a potentially damaging news about his staff's tampering with an ethics probe, tried to change the subject by talking about economic development Monday in Buffalo.

The ethics bill was the latest attempt by Cuomo and legislators to respond to the wave of investigations, arrests and convictions that have tainted state government for nearly a decade, starting with the arrest of former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi in a probe that revealed state pension fund bribes and kickbacks.

Schneiderman's opponent in the fall elections is one of those raising questions about whether the attorney general, who was key to the formation of the ethics commission, could have been more involved and done something to stop alleged interference in probes by Cuomo's aides.

Mayor Giuliani yesterday insisted that Police Commissioner Howard Safir is here to stay — while city lawyers began probing whether the top cop broke ethics rules by taking an Oscars...

(CNN)-- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that a special election will be held to fill the congressional seat vacated by former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who stepped down last week amid an ethics probe and ongoing health problems.

Already embroiled in an ethics probe now entering its tenth month, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D - N.Y.), chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, received more bad news Wednesday night as the House ethics committee announced it would look into Caribbean trips taken by the veteran lawmaker and four other Democrats.

The new ethics bill would temporarily halt any current investigations by the Public Integrity Commission, including the probe into former SUNY Research head John O'Connor.

The attorney general can not start a public corruption probe unless it is referred by a head of a state executive agency, the governor or the state legislative ethics board.

Assembly Speaker Silver's leadership in question The ethics commission inquiry by the organization known as JCOPE is expected to probe how the Assembly handles allegations of sexual harassment.

Astorino» s spokeswoman accused Cuomo of being «terrified» of a one on one TV debate, saying he does not want to be on camera discussing an ethics scandal in the administration that is now being probed by the US Attorney.

If history is any guide, that number might increase as the House ethics probe into Weinergate called for by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gets underway and will grow still further if that investigation results in punishment.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first public appearance since potentially damaging news came out about his staff's tampering with an ethics probe, tried to change the subject by talking about economic development.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics, created by Cuomo's first - year ethics, is similarly flawed, in that Silver and Skelos had the power to secretly veto probes of their own affairs.

And the head of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, renewed calls for probes by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and state ethics commission on whether Cuomo himself was involved any wrong doing.

But the seemingly minor tweak suggested by Jacob — which garnered no public opposition among the ethics watchdog's staff or commissioners — could have real implications in future federal corruption probes.

The New York Times reported on a leak from JCOPE that the ethics commission had voted to limit its probe to just the circumstances surrounding Assemblyman Lopez's actions, and would not be probing the secret settlement authorized by Silver.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's opponent in the fall elections is one of those raising questions about whether the Attorney General, who was key to the formation of the ethics commission, could have been more involved and done something to stop alleged interference in probes by Governor Cuomo's aides.

And while much of the back - and - forth communication between the governor and his aides is private, it could be subject to subpoena by ethics investigators, prosecutors and possibly members of the Legislature in the event of a probe.

The vote has no significant effect but shows Republicans are turning up the heat on Rangel and hoping to score political points by highlighting the ethics probe.

Gov. David Paterson's lawyer says e-mails blow holes in a state ethics board's probe that accuses the Democrat of violating a gift ban by seeking and obtaining World Series tickets...

So, Lopez is more or less history at this point, even though a criminal probe by the Staten Island district attorney and investigation by Albany's ethics watchdog JCOPE have yet to get underway.