Albany Corruption Trial Opens November 2
Ex-New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s trial set to begin Nov. 2. https://t.co/kD49ZIoUyi https://t.co/VM7XTXzwlx
Read Moreby Michael | Oct 22, 2015 | Corruption Watch, Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 0 |
Ex-New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s trial set to begin Nov. 2. https://t.co/kD49ZIoUyi https://t.co/VM7XTXzwlx
Read Moreby Michael | Aug 31, 2015 | Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 0 |
Spooked by federal prosecutor Preet Bharara’s crackdown on Albany, a Queens lawmaker warned his staffers to keep their noses clean in case any investigator tried to turn them against him. State Sen. James Sanders told employees...
Read Moreby Michael | Jul 29, 2015 | Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 0 |
[A version of the column appeared in CityandStateNY.com] In the Olympics and pro cycling, athletes...
Read Moreby Michael | Jul 22, 2015 | Government, Political corruption, Public Corruption | 0 |
Sen. Thomas Libous, the state Senate’s second-ranking Republican and a Southern Tier political institution for more than two decades, was convicted Wednesday of lying to the FBI, a felony that will force his removal from office....
Read Moreby Michael | Jan 23, 2015 | Crime, Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption, Public Policy | 1 |
An excerpt from today’s New York Post column: As a former Assembly member, I’m disappointed to see the media and public contempt for politicians justified, again and again. I feel badly for the great number of my former...
Read Moreby Michael | Jan 22, 2015 | Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption, Public Policy | 0 |
In a bombshell announcement today, federal prosecutors accused Silver, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, of using his elected office to amass millions of dollars through bribes and kickbacks disguised as legitimate...
Read Moreby Michael | Sep 16, 2014 | Crime, Elections, Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 0 |
A Bronx Assemblyman who turned wire-wearing federal informant was sentenced to two years of probation on Thursday for lying to investigators. Now-former pol Nelson Castro, 42, had faced up to two years in prison for his...
Read Moreby Michael | Sep 12, 2014 | Crime, Elections, Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 0 |
A Bronx Assemblyman who turned wire-wearing federal informant was sentenced to two years of probation on Thursday for lying to investigators. Now-former pol Nelson Castro, 42, had faced up to two years in prison for his...
Read Moreby Michael | Jun 17, 2014 | African Americans, Government, Political corruption, Public Policy | 0 |
A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the corruption trial of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and one other politician because of conflicts with the jurors’ schedules. Smith and former Queens Republican leader Vincent Tabone...
Read Moreby Michael | Apr 1, 2014 | Crime, Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption, Public Policy | 0 |
Cuomo Declares Victory In War on Albany Corruption – – Cynical? Yes! The most trenchant and telling comment in today’s NY Times story about Governor Cuomo’s decision to kill his Moreland Commission came...
Read Moreby Michael | Jan 16, 2014 | African Americans, Elections, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 4 |
This column was originally published on January 6, 2014. Former Assemblyman Stevenson’s federal corruption began that day. A week later, the jury returned a guilty verdict on all four charges. Under NYS law, Mr. Stevenson...
Read Moreby Michael | Jan 7, 2014 | Crime, Government, Political corruption, Public Corruption | 0 |
Embattled Bronx pol Eric Stevenson now thinks he can get a fair trial.
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