Cuomo did take an off - topic question from The Buffalo News» Bob McCarthy and rejected Rick Lazio's accusations that he failed to
pursue Election Law violations by Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.'s counsel, Steve Pigeon, as «silly.»
Dinallo also announced a six - point agenda for investigating public corruption, which includes stringent new disclosure requirements for charities (like, say, the Bronx - based Soundview, which Cuomo says Espada looted of more than $ 14 million), using the Tweed Law to investigate the misuse of public funds, and
pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive Law.
Not exact matches
Experts say that few, if any,
violations of the
law are ever
pursued, and the state Board of
Elections has acknowledged that it has little recourse.