David Paterson's security chief to pressure a witness not to file an assault charge against a key aide; and a secret attempt to slip huge pay raises
for police brass into the state's deficit - plagued budget.
Not exact matches
Melville, whose secret approval of huge pay hikes
for 28 of the State
Police's top
brass was rescinded by Cuomo shortly after The Post made them public, has returned to an old job as «field commander.»
In 2010, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano lifted the cap
for a year to encourage some of the highest - paid
police brass to retire.
Last week, CBS reported Mr. Bharara's office was looking into the mayor's campaign donations in connection with a probe into two businessmen accused of trading gifts
for favors from
police brass.
During his first campaign
for office in 2001, Suozzi said he would drive himself if elected, but quickly accepted a security detail on advice of
police brass.
Rechnitz, who donated to the mayor's 2013 general election campaign, is in the center of a scandal that has embroiled the
police department, leading to the departure of several members of the NYPD
brass amid allegations they accepted gifts from Rechnitz in exchange
for doing favors
for him.
Suffolk
Police officers and
brass dominated the list of top county earners in 2014, accounting
for 284 of the 300 highest paid active workers, according to the legislative budget office.