Many political operatives thought Senate Republicans might replace Larkin on the ballot as he's recently come
under attack for taking two state pensions; writing a letter of support for Skelos
during his trial; and controversy over a
criminal investigation into the treasurer of his campaign committee.
While it promotes the supposed advantages of DPAs, it is important
during the consultation period which ends in early August, to consider their potential drawbacks, namely:
under -
investigation of egregious corporate crime, lack of transparency and, as the MoJ accepts has happened in the US following the advent of DPAs, a shift of power and responsibility concerning
criminal justice from the judiciary to the prosecutor.