Sheldon Silver, Ex-New York Assembly Speaker, Gets 12-Year Prison Sentence – NYTimes.com
In sentencing Sheldon Silver, Judge Valerie Caproni seemed to reflect my concern about laws and...
Read MoreCategory: Political corruption
Michael Goodwin discusses the federal probe of Brooklyn police commanders, real estate developers, and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s nonprofit political action committees and finds that the ‘fish stinks from the...
Read MoreIn Albany, Ethics Committees Rarely Meet, Offer Less | New York Times
“It is a body bent on self-protection,” said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York.
Read MoreNY Times Uncovers Mayor de Blasio ‘Pay to Play’ Scandal
Political fixer, Harold Ickes, gave the re-election campaign committee of his pal, Mayor Bill de Blasio $19,250 in bundled contributions after his client A.E.G. Live won city permit to hold a music festival on Randall’s Island.
Read MoreKey Figures in the Trial of Dean Skelos – The New York Times
Now that the corruption trail of State Senator Dean G. Skelos, Republican of Long Island, and his son, Adam Skelos is underway in Federal District Court in Manhattan, the New York Times offers a scorecard listing some of the...
Read MoreThe Skelos trial feels a lot like a mafia trial | New York Post
The New York Post’s Kyle Smith goes full Mafia in his description of the Skelos family trial, witness testimony and email evidence. His final grafs are worth a reprint. “Lawyers for the scheming Skelosi are hoping to...
Read MoreGelinas: Want Less Corruption, Free Markets
The NY Post’s Nicole Gelinas sees free markets as the answer to political corruption in NY: “[M]any of the city’s real-estate interests don’t prefer honest politics. They’re happy to have someone who will do favors....
Read MoreAlbany 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 MoreEditorial: Right on the money – NY Daily News
Key paragraphs in NY Daily News editorial re State Bd of Elections new enforcement counsel tackling LLC donations (controlled by a single donor) given an unsuccessful Brooklyn Assembly candidate: “[Risa] Sugarman — who was...
Read MoreQueens lawmaker warns staff to clean up any ‘baby-mama drama’ | New York Post
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 MoreStraight Outta Ethics
Photo editorial by Brian Alapatt One wag tweeted, “The LWA (Legislators With Attitude) follow up album was “Get Rich Or Die Trying.”
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Bound By Laws Forged In Corruption
[A version of the column appeared in CityandStateNY.com] In the Olympics and pro cycling, athletes...
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