Sentences with phrase «state ethics agency»

The state ethics agency Wednesday slapped $ 270,000 in fines on two firms that figured prominently in the corruption trials of disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Groups hiring lobbyists must file semi-annual reports with a state ethics agency.

The woman, whom The Buffalo News has agreed not to identify, said she is angry that Hoyt left his post as regional president of Empire State Development Corp. with accolades from high state officials after she lodged complaints more than a year ago with a state ethics agency and the office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

In 2010, then - governor David Paterson was fined by a state ethics agency for soliciting tickets to the World Series and paying for them only after journalists inquired.

She filed a complaint with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office and a state ethics agency more than a year ago.

Not exact matches

According to a Cuomo spokeswoman, the governor's new top aide, Melissa DeRosa, is «actively engaged» with JCOPE, the state's ethics - advisory agency, «to ensure that even the appearance of impropriety is avoided» ahead of her starting her new position later this year.

«Here's a body that's put into place to investigate corruption or serve as the underlying ethics agency in New York state and it's not fully in step with other measures like FOIL.

In 2011, Cuomo made the first of what would be several attempts to reform the state's ethics laws, ultimately brokering the agreement that would create JCOPE and a little noticed database called Project Sunlight, which allows users to view the details of meetings outside entities have with state officials from every agency in the state.

The groups urged bans on a pay - to - play culture in Albany to limit political donations by firms seeking state contracts, closing a loophole heavily used by Cuomo and others that allow limited liability companies to skirt donation limits to politicians by private companies, creation of «truly independent» ethics oversight agencies, a public, searchable database of state economic development deals and creation of «clean contracting» systems to govern awards of state contracts.

We believe this is a big mistake and further undermine the credibility of an agency that has struggled to independently and effectively investigate and enforce violations of state ethics laws by the governor, legislature, state employees, and -LSB-...]

Two years after members of the JCOPE complained of interference by Cuomo's administration, phone records show that Cuomo's top attorney repeatedly called the state's ethics watchdog agency.

Donald Trump is crediting New York's never - ending corruption scandals for prodding the state's ethics agency to investigate his complaint that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman hit up Trump's relatives and associates for campaign contributions while investigating his business school.

In the past week, three agencies announced they were investigating Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera for putting her lovers on the public payroll, and a state ethics panel charged Assemblyman Vito Lopez with sexually harassing female aides.

Records show that nearly 300 state executive agency employees were arrested, hit with ethics charges, or investigated by the state inspector general's office since 2005, including 213 since Cuomo took office, the Daily News recently reported.

Seth Agata, recently appointed the head of the state ethics enforcement agency, JCOPE, is Governor Cuomo's former top lawyer.

Horner said the absence of Bharara «draws the focus back to the weakness» of the state's ethics laws and review agencies.

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission advanced a sweeping ethics package, which includes a proposed six - year lobbying ban for former state lawmakers, agency heads and local government officials.

JCOPE spokesman Walter McClure said it was «routine for JCOPE staff and the executive director to speak with executive and legislative officials, ethics officers and counsels and others from state agencies, and lobbyists and their clients as part of the commission's mandate to provide ethics guidance.»

The state's chief ethics agency, JCOPE, has reportedly commenced an initial inquiry into complaints surrounding the office of Sen. Marc Panepinto, a Buffalo Democrat who earlier this week made a surprise announcement that he would not seek a second term in Albany.

The attorney general can not start a public corruption probe unless it is referred by a head of a state executive agency, the governor or the state legislative ethics board.

Mr. Feerick, who is dean of the Fordham Law School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election law.

* The state's primary ethics agency reportedly launched an initial inquiry into complaints surrounding Panepinto's office.

Records on the state ethics commission website show that Whiteman Osterman & Hanna signed a contract in March 2016 to provide «legislative and regulatory counsel» while lobbying the governor's office, state agencies and the Legislature on issues of real estate development, construction, property management and other matters.

Horner says the absence of Bharara «draws the focus back to the weakness» of the state's ethics laws and review agencies.

ALBANY — Two powerful state investigative agencies announced new inquiries Wednesday into the inner workings of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York amid accusations that the foundation's president violated state ethics state investigative agencies announced new inquiries Wednesday into the inner workings of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York amid accusations that the foundation's president violated state ethics State University of New York amid accusations that the foundation's president violated state ethics state ethics laws.

«These officials were supposed to lead New York State's efforts to modernize technology, but my office found flagrant misconduct and that no one within OFT stepped forward to question these actions, indicating a systemic breakdown in agency ethics,» DiNapoli said.

Among the ideas excluded from any final budget deal: creation of a database that the public could search for how much every recipient of economic development spending got and how many jobs they created; end the ability by limited liability companies to skirt campaign donation limits; give back certain contract pre-approval powers to the state Comptroller, the state's fiscal watchdog; strengthen the state's criminal laws to better define bribery of public officials; and create an independent watchdog agency to police ethics issues in Albany.

The state's top ethics agency is seeking to require consultants and public relations professionals who are paid to influence the passage of legislation to disclose information about how much they're being paid and what bills they're attempting to pass or defeat.

The Senate, for instance, in its resolution regarding the version of the proposed 2017 - 18 state budget, they say the «Senate denies the Executive proposal to subject the legislature and the legislative ethics commission to the same freedom of information law provisions to which executive agencies are subject.

This assertion is not completely true as my story focuses on the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, how the agency appears to be stacked with political cronies and how the creation of the agency has echoes of Gov. Eliot Spitzer's failed attempt to reform the state's ethics organization.

The task before her is especially important because of the need for this agency to succeed as an impartial panel charged with oversight and enforcement of our state's new ethics law and the pressing need to restore the public's faith in our government and elected officials.»

None of the state agencies charged with enforcing current ethics laws have done much of anything, and critics say their inaction has been a tacit blessing.

Real estate brokers and agents: disputes relating to brokers, agents and their ethical, fiduciary and other common law disclosure and other obligations, as well as alleged breaches in civil actions and in ethics proceedings before state regulatory agencies

ProEthics conducts entertaining CLE courses, as well as programs on business ethics and sexual harassment issues, for law firms, private companies, government agencies, and bar associations all over the United States.

They must also observe ethics codes and precepts of relevant state statutes and regulations of the social work membership organizations, employing agencies, or uniformed services to which they may belong.

Amos Martinez doing business as Psychotherapy Practice Solutions is a private mental health practice agency offering supervision for State Licensing, consultation to mental health providers, and education in mental health practice ethics or jurisprudence concerns.

Real property appraisers, like real estate practitioners, are licensed and regulated by state government agencies; but they also must operate under federal guidelines, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, which includes all - encompassing rules that define and govern ethics and competency.

This online package covers topics such as ethics, errors and omissions, fair housing, agency, listings, leases, sale agreements, property titles, encumbrances, deeds, and the use and assessment of state taxes.

This package covers topics such as ethics, errors and omissions, fair housing, agency, listings, leases, sale agreements, property titles, encumbrances, deeds, and the use and assessment of state taxes.