Sentences with phrase «public ethics trial»
But for Democratic leaders, whose control of the House is uncertain, the prospect of a public ethics trial involving one its most senior members in the heart of the general election season is extremely worrisome.
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The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now on trial for bribery — broke the state's public officers law.
The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Governor Cuomo and his top aide, Joe Percoco, now on trial for bribery, broke the state's public officers law.
The groups — New York Public Interest Research Group, Reinvent Albany, Common Cause, Citizens Union and the League of Women Voters — said evidence and testimony during the trial «revealed stunning failures in New York's ethics oversight system.»
In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethics.
MANHATTAN — Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel appears headed for a full - blown ethics trial after making little apparent progress in negotiations to settle a host of allegations he violated Congressional ethics rules before they were officially unveiled at a rare public hearing.
Rangel, who will now embark on a 21st term, had counted on the loyalty of the Harlem community as he faces a public trial for allegedly failing to pay taxes on a vacation home in the Dominican Republic, keeping multiple rent - stabilized apartments and conducting improper fundraising, among other House ethics charges.
With just over an hour to go until the ethics committee hearing on charges pending against him was scheduled to get underway, Rep. Charlie Rangel has reportedly cut a deal that will require him to admit wrongdoing and avoid a potentially humiliating public trial.
Instead, Ryan filed an ethics complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics pointing to testimony in a Yonkers corruption trial from disbarred attorney Anthony Mangone that alleged Libous had arranged for his son to receive a job at a law firm paid for by $ 50,000 from a lobbying organization.
The corruption trials of Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the former leaders of New York's Legislature, deepened voters» distrust of state government, and prompted public demands for root - and - branch ethics reform when lawmakers return to Albany next year.
And Ed Cox, state GOP chairman, renewed his call for the Manhattan district attorney and the state ethics panel to investigate a side issue that emerged during the trial: Percoco's use of state offices, state phones and his state ID while he was running Cuomo's 2014 campaign and off the public payroll.
In this role, Ms. Roxland re-launched and chaired J&J's Ethics Committee, created an enterprise - wide consultation service for teams and individuals confronting complex research ethics issues, and provided guidance on issues such as post-trial access for former research participants, conducting clinical trials in war - torn regions, testing of a potential Ebola vaccine during a public health crisis, commercialization of stem cell therapies, subject recruitment and withdrawal, and expanded access / compassionate use.
Together they provide an unparalleled combination of extensive experience providing conflicts of interest legal opinions, representing government clients in Commission investigations, representing clients in public hearings before the Commission and litigating ethics issues in both trial and appellate courts.