Sentences with phrase «ethics probe of»

Ryan is going back to an Assembly in turmoil with Speaker Sheldon Silver facing legal and political problems and a major ethics probe of the way the place runs.

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When Marianne Jennings is consulting with companies implementing a code of ethics, she probes a company's leadership to discover their boundaries.

Take clues from the culture and probe underneath to determine what they tell us about «the state of ethics» in our society.

Republicans called for a Joint Commission on Public Ethics investigation when Duffy announced he had interviewed at the RBA and it's likely many of these same Republicans will call for another ethics probe if Duffy takes the job.

At the time, Rangel was still the subject of other ethics probes focused on his misuse of rent - controlled apartments, failure to disclose income from a villa in the Dominican Republic and allegations that he misued his office to land a $ 1 million gift to CUNY's Charles Rangel Center.

Congressional ethics investigators are probing Rep. Chris Collins» role in attracting investors to an Australian biotech company, interviewing several of them in the Buffalo area yesterday and today.

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.

The four - term Republican will serve out the remainder of his term, which means an ethics probe into allegations of his misconduct will continue.

Acting Supreme Court Judge Daniel J. McCullough, 65, stepped down last month, after a state ethics probe determined that he «persistently failed to report to work» since April 2014 instead of going on proper medical leave.

When he faced questions about a pending state ethics probe back in March, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto insisted he knew of no investigation and cited the need for an official notice from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Tasini said he plans to make Rangel's ethics probes an issue, but also will bring up his «bad» trade votes and support of things like the Columbia University expansion, which Tasini believes is bad for the district.

The field of candidates eyeing northeast Queens» 19th City Council District seat grew larger this week as its embattled incumbent, who will not seek re-election, faces an ethics probe on allegations that he had affairs with a former intern and former deputy chief of staff.

City officials Sunday renamed a Brooklyn street in honor of the aide to Gov. Cuomo who was killed during a street festival last year — but neither the governor nor Mayor de Blasio showed up for the ceremony amid their administrations» ethics probes.

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.

The fallout continues over whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide interfered with an ethics commission probe, with some now saying that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman could have done more to protect the integrity of the investigations.

His 30 - month governorship included an acknowledgment of extramarital affairs, ethics probes and scandals that took down some of his top officials.

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.

His congressional colleague Rep. Charles Rangel — who's been on the wrong side of his own House ethics probe — said today that things could be a lot worse for the pervy pol.

Now, Paladino's campaign manager Michael Caputo is taking Cuomo to task for celebrating with a lawmakers at the center of an ethics probe while running on a platform of reforming Albany.

The ethics package that produced the pilot public campaign finance program for the state comptroller race also included the shuttering of Governor Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission, which was in the midst of probing possible corruption cases.

The statewide probe led to indictments against eight men, and again shook the foundation of political ethics in the state: Among those indicted were Joseph Percoco, who'd been close to both Andrew Cuomo and his father; Dr. Alain Kaloyeros, former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and a key economic adviser; and several top officials from LPCiminelli, a Buffalo contractor involved with millions in business as part of the state initiative.

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.

It was, after all, during the same time period that the U.S. attorney who is now investigating Percoco and others in the governor's administration was probing the premature closure of Cuomo's Moreland Act ethics panel.

The ethics refresher was ordered as the burgeoning federal probe into police corruption has resulted in the transfers of nine officers, including eight high - level supervisors, many of them stripped of their guns and badges, for their dealings with two wealthy Brooklyn businessmen who are also large donors to Mayor Bill de Blasio and were on his Inauguration Team.

The disclosure of the payout has turned the heat up on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who said he'd welcome an ethics probe.

This summer, the Republican candidate criticized the governor, after US Attorney Preet Bharara revealed he was probing the administration for possible obstruction of justice in an ethics probe.

It is widely rumored that embattled incumbent Gregory Meeks will stepdown in the wake of criminal and ethics probes, leaving the seat up for grabs.

At the end of the legislative session last year, Cuomo was annoyed that lawmakers had rejected his ethics reform package, even after several lawmakers had been indicted, jailed, or found to be wearing wires in ongoing FBI probes.

NYC officials yesterday renamed a Brooklyn street in honor of the aide to Cuomo who was killed during a street festival last year — but neither the governor nor the mayor showed up for the ceremony amid their administrations» ethics probes.

In a release signed the Public Relations Officers of the group, Mumuni Believer Likpalmor called on the Disciplinary Committee of the umbrella family to probe extensively into the case and sanction any culprit according to the code and ethics depicted in the party's constitution.

It was, after all, during the same time period that the U.S. Attorney who is now investigating Percoco and others in the governor's administration was probing the premature closure of Cuomo's Moreland Act ethics panel.

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.

Common Cause, along with the National Organization for Women, asked the state ethics panel to conduct a wider probe of sexual harassment and other possible misconduct in the Assembly, as well as the Assembly leadership's response to any allegations.

Dadey, with Citizens Union, says that over one year since the commission was signed into law, the probe of the Assembly speaker's actions, if it is indeed occurring, is the first true test of the new ethics commission.

A Queens nonprofit — which counts indicted Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith and ethics - probed Rep. Gregory Meeks as benefactors — cheated its workers out of wages while throwing lavish parties...

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.

Under the ethics panel rules, commissioners can neither confirm nor deny that a probe has been launched, and must keep all details of the investigation secret until a final report is issued.

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.

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.

Rangel faces ethics probes over his failures to pay taxes on rental property, filing inaccurate disclosure forms, the use of his office letterhead to raise money and other issues.

The news comes after Bharara criticized Cuomo, saying the governor bargained away another ethics panel that was actively probing the legislature as part of a budget deal.

Silver was the subject of a recent ethics commission probe, which examined his role in the sexual harassment charges against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

Stephen Parker used an article in the Telegraph newspaper to argue the probe into the culture, ethics and practice of the press were undermining the judicial process.

Despite an ethics probe into his efforts on behalf of Innate Immunotherapeutics an Australian biotech firm, which is expected to culminate in a report in the coming week, Rep. Chris Collins has stepped up his outside business interests.

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Paterson sent $ 700,000 worth of his campaign cash to the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, home to Theodore Wells Jr., who has been representing the governor in the twin ethics probes AG Andrew Cuomo handed over to former Chief Judge Judith Kaye.

ALBANY — A lawyer whose national and state investigative experience included roles in probes of the Enron and WorldCom securities scandals was one of the finalists to become executive director of the state's ethics board before it chose a former counsel to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, according to a source and the former job candidate.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R - Ohio) introduced a bill Thursday calling for the House ethics committee to restart its probe of ex-Representative Eric Massa (D - N.Y.), as Republicans seek to focus attention on what Democratic leaders knew about Massa's behavior and when they knew it.

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.