Interim Attorney General Candidates

May 15, 2018 transcript -- pp. 1-76          May 15, 2018 transcript -- pp. 77- end

Barbara Underwood

CJA's May 16, 2018 letter to Acting Attorney General Underwood --
"NOTICE:  Corruption and Litigation Fraud by Former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and his Office – and Your Duty to Take Investigative and Remedial Action, most immediately, in the Citizen-Taxpayer Action Center for Judicial Accountability, et al. v. Cuomo,…Schneiderman, et al. (Albany Co. #5122-16; RJI #01-16-122174) and pursuant to 'The Public Trust Act' (Penal Law §496: 'Corrupting the government')"

 

Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti

VIDEO of CJA's testimony, before Assemblyman Abinanti,
at the Westchester Assembly Delegation's February 2, 2018 forum on the state budget

 

Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell

VIDEO of CJA's Testimony, before Assemblyman O'Donnell,
at the Legislature's February 6, 2013 budget hearing on “public protection”

Elizabeth Holtzman
"you need to have public confidence in the operation of that office"

 

Leecia Eve
no show

CJA's May 21, 2003 letter to Senator Hillary Clinton

CJA's May 21, 2003 letter to Senator Schumer

• Paper Trail to Jail
• Paper Trail from Jail
• The Appeals

 

Lloyd Constantine
"My sense of it is that the agency is running well..."

CJA's December 24, 1998 letter to Lloyd Constantine/Chair-AG Spitzer's Transition Team -- with inventory of transmittal
      Ex. A: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, August 27, 1997
      Ex. B:  CJA's November 18, 1998 letter -- to which AG-Elect Spitzer was a cc

CJA's December 28, 1998 letter to Constantine/Chair-AG Spitzer's Transition Team, enclosing CJA's published Letter to the Editor "An Appeal to Fairness: Revisit the Court of Appeals", NY Post/December 28, 1998

CJA's January 27, 1999 letter to AG Spitzer -- "RE: Your mandatory professional and ethical obligations"
 [publicly handed to A.G. Spitzer at January 27, 1999 program, at the conclusion of public exchange (see below)]
      Ex. A: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, August 27, 1997
      Ex.B-1:  CJA's September 19, 1995 letter to A.G. Vacco
      Ex.B-2:  CJA's January 13, 1998 letter to A.G. Vacco
      Ex.C-1:  CJA's December 24, 1998 letter to A.G. Spitzer -- c/o Lloyd Constantine, Chairman-Transition Team
      Ex.C-2:  CJA's December 28, 1998 letter to A.G. Spitzer -- c/o Lloyd Constantine
      Ex.D-1:  CJA's August 8, 1994 letter to A.G. candidate Spitzer
      Ex. D-2:  CJA's September 7, 1998 letter to A.G. candidate Spitzer
      Ex. D-3:  CJA's notice to NYLJ/City Bar, with copy to candidate Spitzer
      Ex. E:     CJA's November 18, 1998 letter to City Bar Executive Committee, with copy to Governor Pataki

      
        Transcript of AG Spitzer's remarks & answers to questions at January 27, 1999 event in his honor, sponsored by NYLJ & City Bar --
at pp. 7-8:   "First and foremost, as of today, I am creating a public integrity unit.  We live in one of the largest and most progressive states in the union.  We also live in a state that falls short when it comes to insuring the integrity of public institutions. 
                    Today, I'm announcing the creating of a public integrity unit within the AG's office that will investigate and root out corruption throughout the state. ...
                     I have asked the very best lawyers in the office to create this unit and the mandate is to shine light into the dark corners of the state to make sure that those who thrive on secrecy and obfuscation, no longer do so."
                   

at pp. 13-14:  Question by Elena Sassower -- 
                       "...I want to congratulate you and thank you for making as your first priority here the announcement of a public integrity unit.  Indeed, that was the first question that I submitted by E-mail and by fax, what had become of that pre-election proposal...
                        Let me just though skip to my third question that I had proposed today, and that is, that I would hope that a public integrity section would also examine the practices of the Attorney General's office in defending state judges and state agencies sued in litigation.
                       As you know, we ran a $3,000 public interest as about the fraudulent defense tactics of the Attorney General's office..
                       What steps are you going to take in view of those allegations that the Attorney General's office uses fraud to defend state judges and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct sued in litigation?"

              Spitzer:  "Anything that is submitted to us we will look at it."

             Sassower:  "I have it.  I have it right here."

             Spitzer:   "Okay.  Why did I suspect that?  Thank you." 

                      click here for: CJA's ensuing Article 78 proceeding vs the Commission on Judicial Conduct --
a paper trail of litigtion fraud by AG Spitzer, rewarded by fraudulent judicial decisions 

 see:  CJA's interface with Eliot Spitzer

                

Doris Ling-Cohan

 

Michael Diederich, Jr.
"I don't think the Dept of Law needs a whole lot of supervision from the attorney general.  I think it has very qualified people at every level..." 

 

how can you maintain....   The attorney general because you're  If there is wrongdoing and it is within the ambit of the attorney general, I would take action...    I went to the attorney general, they deferred to the agency...

Nicole Gueron
"must be a standard bearer for good government....
must aggressively take on law breakers and those who abuse power"

"It is an issue that everyone cares about.  It is based on facts, law, specifics. 

Rockland Co. Attorney Thomas Humbach

CJA's July 14, 2016 e-mail to Rockland Co. Attorney Humbach --
"Notice to Rockland Co. Government: Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed D.A. salary increases based on your own D.A. Zugabe's findings of facts and conclusions of law"

webpage for CJA's attached July 8, 2016 LETTER --
RE:  GIVING NOTICE:  Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed district attorney salary increases based on your own district attorney's findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to rock-solid, prima facie evidence establishing them to be based on judicial salary increases that are statutorily-violative, fraudulent -- & unconstitutional

CJA's July 14, 2016 FOIL REQUEST --
"RE: Salaries & Other 'Compensation & Non-Salary Benefits' --
for District Attorneys and Other Full-TIme Elected County Officers     transmitting e-mail to Humbach.

CJA's August 8, 2016 FOIL REQUEST --
"RE: State Aid for District Attorney Salaries"        transmitting e-mail to Humbach

Rockland County's August 12, 2016 acknowledgment

CJA's September 7, 2016 Notice to Rockland Co. Attorney Humbach of Right to Seek Intervention
pursuant to CPLR §1012 & §1013 in Citizen-Taxpayer Action

Jennifer P. Stergion

 

Alex Zapesochny

 

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"Cuomo's 'Churchillian' Temptation"
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April 27, 2018
"Cuomo's Nixon drift"
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April 17, 2018
"Crossing the Governor"
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April 25, 2018
"Nixonizing New York"
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"Isn't that Special"
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"The Silent Chamber"
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March 20, 2018
"For Cuomo, Nixon's the One"
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