Cuomo has previously called for an end to the so - called loophole in election law that allows unlimited
donations through limited liability companies as well as limits to the amount of money state lawmakers can earn outside of public service.
The measures include provisions Assembly Democrats have backed in the past, including an end to unlimited political contributions
funneled through limited liability companies, new regulations for party conference «housekeeping» or soft money accounts and new transparency proposals for lobbying funds.
Howe's testimony on Tuesday, his second day as the government's star witness, drew back the curtain on the Cuomo campaign's fundraising practices and how some donors were instructed to skirt donor laws by funneling
money through limited liability companies.
Mr. Cohen said that he had given a similar statement to the Federal Election Commission in response to a complaint filed by the government watchdog group Common Cause, which contended that the payment,
made through a limited liability company that Mr. Cohen established, was an in - kind contribution to the Trump campaign.
The Daily News says the Percoco trial «has exposed the terribly wrong and perfectly legal method moneyed interests use to bypass Albany's already lax campaign finance
rules through limited liability companies, or LLCs.»
In order to legally get around the state's $ 150,000 annual political donation cap on contributions, Litwin's donations, which have largely been to support Republican candidates, have been
through limited liability companies associated with Glenwood.
Governor Cuomo proposed significant ethics changes in his state spending plan, including strictly limiting outside income, and doing away with a large loophole in campaign finance restrictions that allows unlimited
contributions through Limited Liability Companies, or LLCs.
In recent weeks, Cuomo has pointed two potential reforms: Closing the «loophole» in election law that allows unlimited campaign
donations through limited liability companies and passing a constitutional amendment for the forfeiture of pension benefits for those convicted of corruption.
Tabone criticized Braunstein about contributions he accepted, including $ 25,000 from one developer
funneled through limited liability companies — which both camps admitted was legal — and large donations from Guardian Life, a company under investigation by the state attorney general's office, and Delaware North, a bidder for the scandal - plagued Aqueduct Race Track racino contract.
Also, New York must lower corruptly high campaign contribution limits; close the LLC loophole that allows wealthy political donors to funnel massive amounts of
money through limited liability companies; and create a system of public financing of campaigns.
They decided to make these contributions
through a limited liability company (LLC) to have greater flexibility to make grants, lobby for causes, and invest in promising innovative ideas.
Squadron has a bill that would close the loophole, which allows individuals to contribute virtually unlimited amounts of money to a campaign by funneling
it through a limited liability company.
Wrongly created by a Board of Elections ruling, it undermines the purpose and letter of the state's campaign finance law, and allows virtually unlimited, often anonymous corporate dollars to be funneled
through limited liability companies and drown out the voice of everyday New Yorkers.
With the forfeiture amendment set to be considered, other reform proposals, such as preventing unlimited donations
through limited liability companies, remain up in the air.
Two good proposals — one to limit or ban outside income, the heart of so much corruption; the other to close a loophole that allows huge campaign contributions
through limited liability companies — had no chance of success, a sad commentary on politics - as - usual in Albany.
And Gaughran wants to close the loophole in election law that allows unlimited donations
through limited liability companies.
At the same time, the agreements were notable for what they did not include: expanding ride - hailing companies to service upstate New York and the long - sought effort to end the practice of unlimited donations
through limited liability companies.
Cuomo earlier unveiled a series of bills designed to close the loophole in the campaign finance law that allows for unlimited donations
through limited liability companies.
At the same time, Senate GOP lawmakers have been similarly skeptical of campaign finance reforms, such as closing a loophole in state election law that allows for unlimited campaign contributions
through limited liability companies.
The state's contribution limits are the highest in the nation among the 38 states that impose any limits at all, and these are easy to circumvent if somebody wants to give
through limited liability companies or to political parties» housekeeping accounts.
Mr. Cuomo's office had no immediate response to the proposal, which also included a plan to close the so - called L.L.C. loophole, which allows corporate interests to spend almost unlimited amounts of money on campaigns by channeling contributions
through limited liability companies, which can be designed to provide little transparency.
The company is also notorious as the No. 1 exploiter of the so - called LLC loophole in campaign finance law, which deep - pocketed donors blow past contribution limits and hide their identities by passing money
through limited liability companies.
It's possible that some transactions in which a donor's names was misspelled or a contributor gave
through a limited liability company that is not linked to them in legal records were missed, and the totals for the donors listed above, or those who didn't make the list, are actually greater than they appear.
The Finder located a suitable property and Perl,
through a limited liability company, purchased the property for $ 3,600,000.