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2022 -- PAPER TRAIL OF CORRUPTION at the New York City Council

 New York City Charter  

 

1.
Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Elections,
chaired by Council Member/Majority Leader Keith Powers
(
wikipedia); (campaign website)
(Speaker Adrienne Adams, Gale Brewer, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Rafael Salamanca, Jr.,

Selvena Brooks-Powers, Crystal Hudson, Justin Brannan, Joseph Borelli)
 

2.
Committee on Standards and Ethics 
(oversight over Conflicts of Interest Board),

chaired by Member Kalman Yeger
(also a member of Committee on Oversight & Investigations)


3.
Committee on Oversight and Investigations
(oversight over Department of Investigation),

chaired by Member Gale Brewer
(also a member of Rules Committee, Governmental Operations)


4.
Committee on Governmental Operations,
chaired by Member Sandra Ung

 PAPER TRAIL

1.
CJA's August 8, 2022 e-mail to NYC Council --
cc: Yeger, Brewer, Eng
"Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr.
as chair of NYC Conflicts of Interest Board -- Request to Testify"

auto-reply from Yeger

2.
CJA's August 10, 2022e-mail to Legislative Director to Councilman Yeger --
"Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr.
as chair of NYC Conflicts of Interest Board -- Request to Testify"

3.
CJA's August 11, 2022 e-mail to Director of Legislative Documents --
"Thank you, etc...."  (212-788-7104)

4.
CJA's August 25, 2022 registration for the hearing (10:30pm)


5.
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail to Senior Counsel/Parliamentarian/
Office of the General Counsel of the New York City Council
 
--

"Sept. 7, 2022 Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr.
to NYC Conflicts of Interest Board, etc."

6.
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail to Yeger's Office --
"INVESTIGATION & OVERSIGHT REQUIRED:
NYC Conflicts of Interest Board, NYC Dept. of Investigation,
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, & NYC's 5 District Attorneys"

7.
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail to Ung's Office --

"INVESTIGATION & OVERSIGHT REQUIRED:
NYC Conflicts of Interest Board, NYC Dept. of Investigation,
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, & NYC's 5 District Attorneys"

8.
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail to Brewer's Office --

"INVESTIGATION & OVERSIGHT REQUIRED:
NYC Conflicts of Interest Board, NYC Dept. of Investigation,

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, & NYC's 5 District Attorneys"

9.
CJA's August 30, 2022 registration for the hearing (1:55 pm)

10.
CJA's August 30, 2022 e-mail --

"Sept. 7, 2022 Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.

& Anthony Crowell, Esq. to Offices of Public Trust"

11.
CJA's September 6, 2022 e-mail --

"Tomorrow's Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.
& Anthony Crowell, Esq. to Offices of Public Trust"

12.
CJA's September 7, 2022 e-mail 
--
"Today's Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.
& Anthony Crowell, Esq. to Offices of Public Trust"  & 
here

13.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 CONFIRMATION HEARING

VIDEO (at 3hrs, 1min)

Agenda:  September 7, 2022 hearing of the Rules Committee

"Committee Report of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections"

CJA's 2-Minute Oral Testimony in opposition to confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.
as chair of the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board

CJA's 2-Minute Oral Testimony in opposition to confirmation of Anthony Crowell, Esq.
to the NYC Planning Commission


click here for: CJA's WRITTEN TESTIMONY

click here for:
CJA's webpage for Milton Williams  
CJA's webpage for Anthony Crowell

click here for:
Corruption at NYC Conflicts of Interest Board & NYC Dept of Investigation

click here for:
Corruption of NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

14.
CJA's September 8, 2022 e-mail 
--
"Yesterday's Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.
& Anthony Crowell, Esq. to Offices of Public Trust"

15.
CJA's September 8, 2022 e-mail exchange with Brewer's Office

16.
September 9, 2022 e-mail from City Council


17.
CJA's Sept. 8 & Sept. 13, 2022 FOIL requests

18.
September 14, 2022 CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION

VIDEO of City Council
confirmation of Williams & Crowell  
 

transcript excerpts


CONTINUES WITH:
CJA's November 3, 2022 complaint
to CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism


 

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CITY HALL PRESS CORP

"Inside the Storied City Hall Headquarters of New York's Press Corp"
September 20, 2016 (NY Observer)

February 24, 2021
"NYC Council approves Mayor Adams picks for watchdog commissioner and lawyer posts"
Daily News (Michael Gartland)

March 15, 2022
"NYC corruption watchdog wants Mayor Adams to shell out more to probe waste"
Daily News (Michael Gartland)

March 16, 2022
"New Investigations Commissioner Says Department Needs More Funding
to Do its Job Fighting Corruption in City Government
"
Gotham Gazette (Ethan Geringer-Sameth)

March 18, 2022
Overwhelmed prosecutors quitting ‘in tears’ amid staffing crisis, NYC district attorneys say
Daily News (Molly Crane-Newman)

January 17, 2022
"Inside Man: a conversation with Eric Adams' chief counsel Brendan McGuire"
City & State (Jeff Coltin)

 

 

 

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