After the Times reported that Cuomo's aides tried to meddle in on
going ethics probes and get Moreland Act commissioners to rescind subpoenas that were issued to campaign donors and Cuomo associates, several commissioners simultaneously issued statements insisting that the commission was independent and that they were not coerced.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
Asked if he anticipated an
ethics probe into Cuomo's dealings with the Moreland Commission, Bharara responded, «I'm not
going to prejudge what we'll be looking at, what we'll be investigating, and where the facts will lead.»
Despite the arrests of the legislative leaders and the on
going corruption
probes, there is no new
ethics reform as part of the end of session package.