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“Albany’s getting a new ethics watchdog to replace JCOPE — but JJOKE’s on us!” New Yorkers can bid a not-so-fond farewell to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. The state ethics watchdog, which was deeply hobbled by its members’ ties to the lawmakers who appointed them, held its last meeting Tuesday. Good riddance. JCOPE’s 11-year…
“Ethics watchdog’s last-gasp bid to grab Cuomo’s millions” The state’s soon-to-be disbanded ethics watchdog has filed court papers in a last-gasp bid to force disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to turn over $5.2 million in profits from his pandemic memoir. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics filed counterclaims in Albany state Supreme Court concerning the book…
“Brian Benjamin just the latest in a long line of sleazy NY pols” New York is not the most corrupt state in the country — and won’t be as long as Illinois and Louisiana remain in the union — but it’s close. The latest in the rogues’ gallery of political figures to fall is Lt….
“Don’t expect Hochul’s ethics panel to be better than the old one” Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to “blow up” the state’s dysfunctional ethics panel, but the “reforms” announced in her budget deal with legislative leaders fall far short. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics, JCOPE, was mocked as JJOKE for one central reason: The very…
“Cuomo’s $5M book deal still under investigation despite suit, AG James says” State Attorney General Letitia James’ office reaffirmed that it has an active criminal probe into whether Andrew Cuomo illegally used staffers in preparing his lucrative coronavirus pandemic memoir — just days after the disgraced ex-governor sued the government watchdog agency to keep the…
“Andrew Cuomo sues New York ethics agency in attempt to keep $5M book profits” Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hit Albany’s ethics watchdog with a lawsuit Friday, accusing it of “extraordinary bias” against him as he seeks to hold onto proceeds from his $5.1 million book deal. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted…
“#NY ethics chief urges AG James to claw back Cuomo book profits” The head of the state’s watchdog agency urged state Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday to enforce its order to claw back $5.1 million in book profits from disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Jose Nieves, chairman of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, sent a…
“#Cuomo book decision is proof nobody fears him in Albany: Goodwin” The news from Albany is not only a bombshell, it’s also bursting with symbolism. With the demand that Andrew Cuomo forfeit the millions he was paid for his book on COVID leadership, the state is declaring the end of a long nightmare. Now it’s…
“#No end to how low Andrew Cuomo will go: Goodwin” When a new story about Andrew Cuomo’s wrongdoing appears, it is tempting to turn the page. Most New Yorkers have made up their minds about the disgraced former governor and don’t believe they need to know more. Resist the temptation and remember the Rule of…
“#‘J-Joke’ is on Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin” Count this as another one of those shifting social norms that Andrew Cuomo didn’t know about until yesterday. A decade after everyone else in Albany, he is finally slamming the Joint Commission on Public Ethics as “J-Joke.” Only this time, the joke is on him. Cuomo is outraged that…