Sentences with phrase «state ethics commission probe»

In addition to a possible state ethics commission probe, the Staten Island District Attorney, Dan Donovan, who has be chosen to serve as a special prosecutor in the case, has begun a criminal investigation into the charges against Assemblyman Lopez.

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And the head of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, renewed calls for probes by the Manhattan district attorney's office and state ethics commission on whether Cuomo himself was involved any wrongdoing.

When he faced questions about a pending state ethics probe back in March, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto insisted he knew of no investigation and cited the need for an official notice from the Joint Commission on Public Etstate ethics probe back in March, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto insisted he knew of no investigation and cited the need for an official notice from the Joint Commission on Public EtState Sen. Marc C. Panepinto insisted he knew of no investigation and cited the need for an official notice from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The scandal resulted in multiple probes conducted by the AG, the IG, the Albany County DA and the state ethics board, the Commission on Public Integrity (the precursor to JCOPE).

The fallout continues over whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide interfered with an ethics commission probe, with some now saying that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman could have done more to protect the integrity of the investigations.

The ethics package that produced the pilot public campaign finance program for the state comptroller race also included the shuttering of Governor Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission, which was in the midst of probing possible corruption cases.

United States Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether Cuomo's staff meddled in the commission's ethics probes.

The Manhattan judge overseeing the estate of Robert Durst's long - missing wife, Kathie, is facing a potential ethics probe by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

And the head of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, renewed calls for probes by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and state ethics commission on whether Cuomo himself was involved any wrong doing.

Cuomo launched the Moreland Commission in 2013 to probe corruption among state politicians — but disbanded it in March 2014 following the passage of modest ethics reforms.