Sentences with phrase «false titles»

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state senators — including two IDC members — after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not hold.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state Senators after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not hold.
A Senate Democratic opinion said the stipends and the listing of false titles of senators who then received the lulus violated state law.
It's supposed to be an interactive site for Arsenal fans to discuss talking points... Not a site for you to gain «hits» on your story by using false titles...
The use of false titles in requests for stipends, known as «lulus» in Albany, was uncovered last year by The New York Times, prompting an investigation by federal authorities in Brooklyn.
ALBANY — The New York State Comptroller's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state senators after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not hold.
It seems more that most are using the vehicle to earn money with advertising and sponsors, and use the same tactics that the «official» media uses, falsehoods, false titles and false content to lure the clicks in.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo cast blame on the state comptroller for not catching the false titles, but also said that any discussion of reforming the lulu system should account for the lawmakers» $ 79,500 salary.
The five senators who were assigned false titles are Diane J. Savino and Jose R. Peralta, both members of the Independent Democratic Conference, a eight - member faction that has helped the G.O.P. rule the Senate; and Senators Thomas F. O'Mara, Patrick M. Gallivan and Patty Ritchie, all Republicans from upstate.
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