Sentences with phrase «rescind subpoenas»

According to the Times, top aides to the governor had a direct line to the executive director of the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption, and exterted influence to dissuade inquiries and rescind subpoenas to entities connected to the governor.

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.

Update (Oct. 29): Houston mayor Annise Parker announced Wednesday morning that she is directing America's fourth - largest city to rescind subpoenas issued to five local pastors.

And that his top aide Larry Schwartz, who is accused of ordering the Moreland Act Commissioners to rescinded subpoenas sent to Cuomo donors, will be speaking to the federal investigators soon.

Fitzpatrick said while he listened to Cuomo's top aide Larry Schwartz's advice about rescinding a subpoena, he later decided to send it anyway.

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Commissioners would review the report and decide whether to rescind or modify the subpoena.

The commission began its probes, but according to the Times report, when it came too close to the governor, his chief of Staff, Larry Schwartz, intervened, and asked that subpoenas be rescinded.

Cuomo offered an indirect explanation to reports that his top aid Larry Schwartz ordered commission subpoenas to be rescinded, saying «by definition the commission took advice and opinion from many, many people.»