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OUTING CORRUPT & COLLUSIVE INCUMBENTS 
& Ending their Road to
Re-Election & Higher Office
in 2017, 2018, & Beyond -- WITH EVIDENCE

 

click here for:
CJA's AUGUST 10, 2017 OPEN LETTER: 
"The NYS Reform Party of Curtis Sliwa MUST Rescind its Endorsement of – & Party Line to – Senator George Latimer for Westchester County Executive & the Other Parties Must Follow Suit – Unless they Deem Corruption in Office a Qualification"

 

THE EVIDENCE
substantiating the Open Letter

A four-year evidentiary trail of Senator Latimer's knowing & deliberate betrayal of the duties of his office & complicity in systemic gov't corruption & grand larceny of the public fisc -- necessitating CJA's TWO citizen-taxpayer actions, whose verified pleadings detail the corruption that Senator Latimer perpetuated: 

background, see: judicial compensation webpages: 2011-present

click here for record of: 
CJA's FIRST citizen-taxpayer action
CJA v. Cuomo,...Senate, et al. 
(Albany Co. #1788-2014)

March 28, 2014 verified complaint
(fiscal year 2014-2015) 

March 31, 2015 verified supplemental complaint
(fiscal year 2015-2016)

March 23, 2016 verified second supplemental complaint
(fiscal year 2016-2017)

 

click here for record of: 
  CJA's SECOND citizen-taxpayer action

CJA v. Cuomo,...Senate, et al. 
(Albany Co. #5122-2016)

September 2, 2016 verified complaint
(fiscal year 2016-2017)

March 29, 2017 verified supplemental complaint
(fiscal year 2017-2018)

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where it begins --

March 8, 2013 in-person meeting
with Senator Latimer at his district office
& viewing together:
 

** CJA's TESTIMONY #1 **
at Legislature's February 6, 2013 budget hearing
on "public protection"

Assembly VIDEO   Senate VIDEO
(last speaker: at 7 hours-21 minutes)


click here for:
CJA's February 6, 2013 budget testimony webpage
with substantiating documentary EVIDENCE:
CJA's Oct 27, 2011 Opposition Report &
March 30, 2012 verified complaint in declaratory judgment action

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legislative rules reforms materials brought to March 8, 2013 meeting
with Senator Latimer

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Senator Latimer's January 1, 2013 press release --
"Latimer and Buchwald Hit the Ground Running"


Senator Latimer's February 26, 2013 press release --
"Senator Latimer & Assemblymember Mayer

Host State Budget Forum in Yonkers
"


Senator Latimer's January 20, 2013 press release --
"Statement on Governor Cuomo's 2013-2014 Budget Proposal"

"I join Governor Cuomo in his commitment to maintaining...fiscal integrity..."

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illustrative
subsequent correspondence
[additionally see webpage: "Securing Legislative Oversight & Override..."]

(1)
CJA's March 12, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"Judiciary Budget -- A Slush Fund as the Dollars Would Show"
--attaching:
CJA's March 11, 2013 memo to Subcommittee on "Public Protection"
"Rectifying your Absence at the February 6, 2013 Budget Hearing on 'Public Protection' by Verifying the Dispositive Nature of the Opposition Testimony to the Judiciary Budget & its Judicial Salary Increase Request"

(2
CJA's March 12, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"The Disgrace of the Senate's Blue Book as an 'Aid' to the Democratic Minority"


(3)
CJA's March 18, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"What is the Dollar Cost of the Judiciary Budget & of the Judiciary Appropriations Bill?"

(4)
CJA's March 22, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"Your Power & Duty to Reject the Budget: S2601/A3001 ---Judiciary Appropriations Bill"
& referred-to March 19, 2013 letter to Governor Cuomo-- "Assisting the Legislature in Discharging its Constitutional Duty: the People's Right to Know the Dollar Cost of the Judiciary Budget & of the Appropriations Bill for the Judiciary & to be Protected from 'Grand Larceny of the Public Fisc' by Unidentified, Unitemized Judicial Pay Raises, whose Fraudulence, Statutory-Violations, and Unconstitutionality are Proven by Documentary Evidence in Your Possession & the Legislature's"

(5)
CJA's March 23, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer (6:38 am) --
"Info to Assist You in Your Presentations Today on the Senate...Floor"

CJA's March 23, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer (8:59 am) --
"Part 2: Info to Assist You in Your History-Making Presentations on the Senate...Floor.  But Will They be Today or Tomorrow?"

CJA's March 23, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer (10:19 am) --
"Part 3: Info to Assist You in Your History Making Presentations on the Senate...Floor. But Will They Be Today or Tomorrow?"

CJA's March 23, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer (6:22 pm) --
"Part 4: Info to Assist You on Your History-Making Presentations on the Senate...Floor"

(6)
CJA's March 25, 2013 e-mails to Senator Latimer --
"FW: Standing up for Legislative Law 54 & 'Process'"
attaching:
        transcribed excerpt of March 24, 2013 Senate floor proceeding

        transcribed excerpt of February 26, 2009 hearing of Temporary

           Senate Committee on Rules & Administration Reform


      pertinent pages from 2009 Minority & Majority Reports of
           Temporary Senate Committee on Rules & Administration Reform

        Legislative Law 54  

(7)
CJA's March 26, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"RE: Request that CJA's Opposition Report & verified complaint be brought to the Senate floor for inspection by the Senators"

(8)
click here for: 
CJA's May 7, 2013 & May 22, 2013 letters to ALL Senators & Assembly Members --
"Doing Your Part to End Public Corruption" -- Parts I & II
furnishing:
CJA’s April 15, 2013 corruption complaint to U.S. Attorney Bharara
       [click here for: CJA's webpage for April 15, 2013 corruption complaint]

(9)
CJA's July 10, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"What Steps will Senator Latimer take to secure oversight, analysis & investigation
of Chapter 567 of the Laws of 2010?" 

--referred to/linked webpage of
CJA's July 9, 2013 letter to ALL Senators...

and CJA's June 4, 2013 letter to the Senate Committee on Investigations & Governmental Operations...

(10)
CJA's July 24, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"Subject: Securing Government Integrity --
Beginning with the 'Public Trust Act'"
      
 
with link to: 
CJA's July 19, 2013 corruption complaint
to Albany County D.A. Soares
&
CJA’s previously-furnished April 15, 2013 corruption complaint to U.S. Attorney Bharara
       [click here for: CJA's webpage for April 15, 2013 corruption complaint]

(11)
CJA's August 13, 2013 letter to Senator Latimer --
"RE:  Constituent Request
that You Introduce the Public Trust Act (Governor’s Program Bill #3), Consistent with the Senate and Assembly Informational Guides:
How a Bill Becomes a Law” and “The Legislative Process and YOU


-- & related August 21, 2013 letter to Gov. Cuomo,
to which Senator Latimer was an indicated recipient
 --
"Achieving BOTH a Properly Functioning Legislature & Your Public Trust Act
(Program Bill #3) -- the Sine Qua Non for 'Government Working' & 'Working for the People"

 (12)
CJA's December 19, 2013 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"Subject: Request for a Meeting: The Judiciary's proposed budget
for fiscal year 2014-2015"

-- webpage for attached CJA's December 11, 2013 letter to Gov. Cuomo & Legislature
 --
"SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC PURSE FROM JUDICIAL FRAUD & LARENCY: Your Constitutional & Statutory Duty to Reject the Entirety of the Judiciary's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, Over & Beyond its Concealed, Unitemized Third Phase of the Judicial Salary Increase that Wil Otherwise Take Efffect, Automatically, on April 1, 2014" 

(13)
CJA's February 5, 2014 e-mail to Senator Latimer --

"Subject: Drafted Questions for Chief Administrative Judge Prudenti at Today's Feb 5, 2014 Budget Hearing on 'Public Protection'"

(14)
CJA's February 6, 2014 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"Subject: Request for Meeting with Senator Latimer... NEXT WEEK & for Info on the Legislative 'Reappropriations' in Budget Bill #S.6351/A.8551"
-- referred-to, linked webpage for January 29, 2014 letter so Senate Finance Committee..

(15)
CJA's March 5, 2014 letter to...Senator Latimer --
"RE:  Your Constitutional Duty:
(1) to address the fraud and unconstitutionality in the proposed Judiciary and Legislative budgets...
transmitting
CJA's March 4, 2014 letter  

(16)
CJA's March 31, 2016 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"Subject: FOR SENATOR LATIMER: Have you read what the NYS Constitution has to say about the NYS budget?"

NYS Constitution, Article VII, §§1-7

referred-to, linked webpage for

CJA's March 23, 2016 Verified 2nd Supplemental Complaint

(17)
CJA's May 26, 2016 e-mail to Senator Latimer --
"Elections 2016: What is Senator Latimer's expert opinion of CJA's March 23, 2016 second supplemental complaint challenging the NYS budget & the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation, etc?"

(18)
CJA's June 1, 2016 e-mail to Senator Latimer  --
"Tabling, if not voting down, S.7408-A -- state reimbursement of district attorney salary increases" --
enclosed June 1, 2016 e-mail to Chair Marchione 
see webpage here


VIDEO of June 1, 2016 meeting
 of Senate Committee on Local Government -- Latimer attending
   
(at 4:20 minutes)
Latimer joins in unanimous vote in favor of S.7408-A
($1,600,000 reimbursement to counties for D.A. salary increases
tied to judicial salary increases)

CJA's June 1, 2016 e-mail to Senator Latimer's Legislative Director --
"Thank you! -- Tabling, if not voting down S.7408-A -- state reimbursement of district attorney salary increases"

 cc:  CJA's June 7, 2016 e-mail
"FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL SENATE FINANCE COMMITEE MEMBERS: Today's Committee meeting: S.7408-A --
state reimbursemet of district attorney salary increases"

(19)
July 15, 2016 e-mail
--
"LONG OVERDUE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT: Primary Source Records Pertaining to Judiciary Law 183-a & County Law 700.8 et seq."

*   *   *

 

** CJA's testimony #2 **
at the Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing
on "Local Government Officials/General Government"

(last speaker: at 8 hours-47 mins.)  
SENATE VIDEO     ASSEMBLY VIDEO 
transcript:  pp. 518-535


CJA's webpage of Jan. 30, 2017 budget hearing

 


** CJA's testimony #3 **
at the Legislature's January 31, 2017 budget hearing
on "Public Protection"

(last speaker:  at 11 hours-11 mins.)
   SENATE VIDEO    ASSEMBLY VIDEO
transcript:  pp. 671 - 679

CJA's webpage of Jan. 31, 2017 budget hearing

 

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March 15, 2017:
"Sen. Latimer Speaks on Republican One House Budget Resolution"


March 15, 2017:
"Sen. Latimer Speaks on IDC One House Budget Resolution"

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click here for:
Menu pages on the "merit selection" nomination & confirmation of Westchester County District Attorney DiFiore to be New York Chief Judge


click here for:
CJA's April 23, 2014 order to show cause to intervene
in declaratory judgment action vs
the Commission to Investigagte Public Corruption,
purportedly brought by the Senate & Assembly

----------------------------------------------------

THE DUTIES OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE &
THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUDGETING PROCESS


Westchester County Charter -- Chapter 110 -- County Executive


Chapter 169 -- County Budget

------------------------------------------

Westchester County Executive Astorino

CJA's January 24, 2014 e-mail to Potential Republican/Conservative Party Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Astorino --
"Your Message to the Conservative Party at its Annual Political Action Conference: Defeating Governor Cuomo is EASY based on his documented 'grand larceny of the public fisc' and other corrupt acts" --

see: Postscript -- Elections: 2014

&, Thereafter --

CJA's July 12, 2016 e-mail to Westchester County Attorney -
"Notice to Westchester Co. Government: Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed D.A. salary increases based on your own Acting D.A. McCarty's findings of facts and conclusions of law"

CJA's July 13, 2016 e-mail -- "Subject: Notice..."

attached enclosure
CJA's July 8, 2016 letter-NOTICE
webpage
here


CJA's September 7, 2016 e-mail to Westchester County Attorney --

      attached:

September 7, 2016 Notice of Right to Intervene -- citizen-taxpayer action
                                                     webpage
here

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click here for:
OUTING CORRUPT & COLLUSIVE INCUMBENTS
& Ending their Road to Re-Election & Higher Office
in 2017, 2018, & Beyond -- WITH EVIDENCE!

click here for:
MENU OF CJA's JUDICIAL COMPENSATION WEBPAGES

click here for:
IT'S NOT OVER
WITH SENATOR LATIMER's RIGGED ELECTORAL WIN
AS WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE:
The Larcenous D.A. Salary Increases, The Westchester County Budget --
& the Westchester County Board of Legislators

 

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March 22, 2013 -- with Assemblyman Steven Otis

September 24, 2013 -- with Blair Horner/NYPIRG

 

 

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