Sentences with phrase «public corruption scandals»

Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Mondello leveled extraordinary criticism at GOP officials who are embroiled in public corruption scandals, saying he was «angry as hell,» and would do everything he can to «get them out of the party» if they are convicted.

Word spread Friday evening of a potential deal that could have also included ethics - related measures such as more oversight of procurement procedures — a discussion sparked by the latest public corruption scandal that reached into the governor's inner circle — and a public financing system for judicial campaigns.

American Hustle, based in part on the ABSCAM public corruption scandal of the late 1970s and early 1980s, looks set to be one of the movies of the year... if the promo posters are anything to go by.

Such unlimited contributions and influence fuels public corruption scandals that will continue to rock the foundations of our state Capitol until the LLC Loophole is closed and Fair Elections through public financing is adopted.

The Democrat, Small, noted in her press release, the plan comes on the heels of a major public corruption scandal where nine people were arrested, including three executives from Western New York developer LPCiminelli.

When she threatened to hold a press conference naming and shaming the offending senators, Bruno, who later stepped down from the leadership role amid his own public corruption scandal, responded he would hold a competing press conference naming Democratic senators.

«After statements like this and a string of other public corruption scandals we continue to expose, many may understandably fear that there is no vote that's not for sale,» Bharara said.

But despite the efforts of the Attorney General's Public Integrity Bureau and those of U.S. Attorneys across the State, the cycle of corruption persists, in part due to the negligible impact of marginal reforms previously enacted in the wake of public corruption scandals.

In the wake of the latest public corruption scandal, Cuomo said his State of the State message next January will include a reform package that will provide more checks and balances when it comes to awarding state economic development contracts.

The legislation, which is being drafted, is a response to the numerous public corruption scandals that have rocked the state Capitol to its core over recent months.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — The former NYPD deputy inspector charged in a public corruption scandal took no part in closing part of the Lincoln Tunnel as a favor to politically connected businessmen, his lawyer said Wednesday during his arraignment.

If that weren't enough reason for the panel to think twice, Verizon was also recently implicated in a public corruption scandal at the Department of Education.

«After the string of public corruption scandals that we continue to expose, many may understandably fear that there is no vote that is not for sale, no office without a price and no official clean of corruption,» he said.

NEW YORK — An undercover FBI agent who snared Malcolm Smith and other politicians in a public corruption scandal posed as a wealthy investor of Indian descent named Raj who promised to grease wheels into City Hall and beyond, sources said.

But when asked how they feel about the government in light of the recent series of public corruption scandals, only 26 percent said it's working effectively, compared to 67 percent who said it is becoming more dysfunctional every day.

When asked what he might do if a proposal for a 47 percent pay boost — which has been floated during the commission's deliberations — reached his desk, raising the yearly compensation of New York lawmakers from $ 79,500 to $ 116,900 and making them the highest paid legislators in the nation, despite the public corruption scandals that have consumed Albany, Cuomo replied:

The NYT examines disgraced former lobbyist Todd Howe's long history with the current governor, who has insisted he did not know Howe well; former Gov. Mario Cuomo and former top Cuomo administration aide Joe Percoco, who, along with Howe, is at the center of a public corruption scandal.

The panel, appointed in early July by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in response to this year's torrent of public corruption scandals, last month sent letters to both chambers requesting that members deriving more than $ 20,000 in outside income disclose their sources, and that lawmakers who are attorneys disclose their civil or criminal clients — an element of transparency that the Legislature has resisted for years, claiming it violates attorney - client privilege.

It's the latest in a string of legislative sex harassment cases and public corruption scandals in Albany in recent years.