Sentences with phrase «wrongdoing by legislators»

The committee, joined by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, was tasked with examining public corruption, including potential wrongdoing by legislators in campaign fundraising.

«The recent rash of wrongdoing by legislators in Albany has shaken the public confidence, the public trust in government — from one end of the state to the other,» Cuomo said in announcing the commission on Tuesday flanked by district attorneys from around the state and New York City.

«The recent rash of wrongdoing by legislators in Albany has shaken the public confidence, the public trust in government,» Cuomo said at the time.

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More than a dozen state legislators, legislative officials and other insiders interviewed by the Daily News give credit to Preet Bharara for targeting Albany wrongdoing but are fuming over what they say is the powerful prosecutor's publicity seeking, tarring of the entire Legislature, and wading into governance issues far beyond the scope of his office.