Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign says contributions from board and commission members and their families are fair game because she did not appoint them. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Ethics and Official Misconduct”
Cuomo Can Keep $5.1 Million in Covid Book Money, Judge Says
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo prevailed in his lawsuit against a state ethics panel, which had sought to force him to turn over the proceeds. Source: New York Times
Under an Unusual Arrangement, Adams’s Confidant Gets City and Casino Salaries
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
Timothy Pearson, a close friend of Mayor Eric Adams, works both as a senior adviser to the mayor and as a vice president overseeing security at the Resorts World New York City casino in Queens. Source: New York Times
Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
A federal investigation into Donald Trump’s former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected. Source: New York Times
Trump Faces Questions About His Net Worth in Interview He Tried to Avoid
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
Former President Donald J. Trump has embraced the verbal sparring of legal depositions in the past, but now faces significant risk. Source: New York Times
Ricardo Cruciani, Pain Doctor, Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Patients
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
Ricardo Cruciani was known as a gifted neurologist. But Manhattan prosecutors said he took advantage of his patients’ chronic pain. Source: New York Times
Rikers Island Guards Charged With Misconduct in Teen’s Suicide Attempt
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The New York City correction officers and a captain stood by for nearly eight minutes as Nicholas Feliciano tried to hang himself in a jail cell. Source: New York Times
U.S. Pays $4.2 Million to Victims of Jail Guard’s Long-Running Sex Abuse
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
Six women sued, saying they were abused by one guard at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a now-closed federal jail. Source: New York Times
Hochul’s Vow to Fix Albany’s Culture Finds an Unexpected Foe: Herself
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would usher in a “new era of transparency.” But critics, including the state comptroller’s office, said she has failed to do so. Source: New York Times
An Embattled N.Y.P.D. Unit
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
It turns out that two supervisors of the Special Victims Division were disciplined in recent months amid an internal affairs investigation into misconduct by the department’s leadership. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Still Partially Owns Brooklyn Co-Op, According to Records
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has said that he no longer owns a Brooklyn co-op, despite public records to the contrary. But in public filings, he acknowledged ownership. Source: New York Times
A Prominent Manhattan Doctor Is Accused of Sexual Assault
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2022
Dr. Kevin M. Cahill performed abusive and unnecessary examinations, a former patient claims in a lawsuit, and pursued her romantically for years. His lawyer says the exams were appropriate. Source: New York Times
A Dancer’s Farewell, Not as Choreographed
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
Abi Stafford Lillo left City Ballet amid a family feud and a dispute over whether a choreographer had body-shamed her or she lacked the strength to dance her final role. Source: New York Times
Former Nassau County Executive Sentenced to 12 Years in Bribery Scheme
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2022
Edward P. Mangano and his wife, Linda, were both convicted for their parts in what prosecutors called “a culture of corruption.” Source: New York Times
Lt. Gov. Benjamin Resigns Following Campaign Finance Indictment
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
Brian A. Benjamin, New York’s second in command to Gov. Kathy Hochul, was charged with bribery, fraud and falsification of records while a state senator. Source: New York Times