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CLEANING UP NEW YORK STATE'S CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT --
Starting with its most important D.A. Race -- Albany County

 

"PAPER TRAIL" OF D.A. SOARES' CORRUPTION --

2013-2014
D.A. member of the rigged, D.A.-stacked
Commission to Investigate Public Corruption

1.
 CJA's JULY 19, 2013 PUBLIC CORRUPTION COMPLAINT TO D.A. SOARES
"rest(ing) on the facts, law, and evidence of"
CJA's April 15, 2013 complaint to SDNY/US Attorney Preet Bharara 

EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE

2.
cc to D.A. Soares: 
CJA's August 5, 2013 letter to Commission to Investigate Public Corruption

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3.
CJA's September 17, 2013 testimony before D.A. Soares
at Commission to Investigate Public Corruption's public hearing, etc.

4.
CJA's POST-HEARING correspondence to D.A. Soares
& Commission to Investigate Public Corruption

including
CJA's October 17, 2013 letter --
-- "Follow-Up to September 17, 2013 Testimony
(1) CJA's Unresponded-to August 5, 2013 Letter and Subsequent Correspondence
Pertaining to the Commission's Procedures, Rules, Protocol for Conflicts of Interest, and Public Hearings;

(
2) CJA's Unresponded-to July 19, 2013 corruption complaint and intervention request
to Commission Member Albany County District Attorney Soares"

CJA's November 13, 2013 letter to D.A. Soares --
"What are Your Procedures for Handling Public Corruption Complaints? --
& Other Questions that an Unconflicted Commission to Investigate Public Corruption Would Ask"


5.
CJA's JANUARY 7, 2014 SUPPLEMENT
TO JULY 19, 2023 PUBLIC CORRUPTION COMPLAINT TO D.A. SOARES
 

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6.
CJA's December 12, 2014 letter to D.A. Soares
that he "rise above" his conflicts of interest" pertaining to JCOPE/LEC Review Commission
transmitting
CJA's December 11, 2014 ethics complaint to JCOPE  

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2015
CJA's June 22, 2015 letter to D.A. Soares 
pertaining to JCOPE/LEC Review Commission & JCOPE    EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE


2016
1.
CJA's JUNE 21, 2016 PUBLIC CORRUPTION COMPLAINT TO D.A. SOARES  


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2.
cc to Soares:  
CJA's June 29, 2016 letter NYS District Attorneys Association President (DAASNY)
--
"District Attorney Salaries -- & Accountability...(5) Request that DAASNY file an ethics complaint against DA Soares with the Appellate Division, Third Dept Committee on Professional Standards for his violation of conflict-of-interest rules and other misconduct with respect to CJA's corruption complaints"  


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3.
CJA's July 1, 2016 letter to D.A. Soares & NYS' 61 other DAs
--

"How Many D.A. Does It Take to Confront Evidence & Abide by Ethical Rules?"
 

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4.
cc to Soares: 
CJA's July 12, 2016 e-mail to Albany County Daniel Lynch Attorney
& 1st Deputy Clerk of the Albany Legislature Necole Chambers --
"Notice to Albany Co. Government:
Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed D.A. salary increases
based on your own D.A. Soares' findings of fact and conclusions of law"

CJA's July 8, 2016 letter for Albany County's Legislators, County Executive, Comptroller  --
  "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"  


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CJA's prior July 7, 2016 e-mail --
"CJA's July 7, 2016 letter to Albany County Government --
RE:  Your Duty to Albany County Taxpayers to Repudiate
& Challenge the District Attorney Salary Increases"

CJA's prior July 8, 2016 e-mail --
"CJA's revised & superseding letter to Albany County government to repudiate
& successfully challenge the D.A. salary increases based on rock-solid, prima facie evidence"



5.
              D.A. Soares response to CJA's August 8, 2016 FOIL request to Albany County

here's CJA's August 8, 2016 FOIL to Albany County
"State Aid for District Attorney Salaries"

here's CJA's July 14, 2016 FOIL to Albany County  --
"Salaries & Other 'Compensation & Non-Salary Benefits' -- for District Attorneys
and Other Full-TIme Elected County Officers    (to which there was no response)

 

6.
CJA's October 14, 2016 transmitting e-mail to D.A. Soares
& his Public Integrity Unit Chief Galerneau
--
"Conflict-of-Interest/Misconduct Complaint...
to the 3rd Dept. Attorney Disciplinary Committee[], with FOIL records request"

CJA's October 14, 2016 attorney misconduct complaint vs D.A. Soares & Galerneau --

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CJA's October 14, 2016 complaint form to the 3rd Dept. Attorney Grievance Committee

MENU WEBPAGE for complaint to the 3rd Dept. Attorney Grievance Committee

2017

cc to Soares:
CJA's July 28, 2017 letter to 3rd Dept. Attorney Grievance Committee for reconsideration of dismissal of CJA's October 14, 2016 complaint vs D.A. Soares, Galerneau, etc.

referred-to webpages:  2015 Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline 
& CJA's Aug 11, 2015 testimony & substantiating proof

2018
1.
CJA's MARCH 6, 2018 PUBLIC CORRUPTION COMPLAINT TO D.A. SOARES
--
"Seeking Enforcement of 'The Public Trust Act' --
Penal Law 
§496, 'corrupting the government'"
plus accompanying & incorporated
March 6, 2018 supplement to still-pending July 28, 2017 reconsideration request
to 3rd Dept. Attorney Grievance Committee or alternatively a new misconduct complaint

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2020
1.
CJA's JUNE 4, 2020 GRAND JURY/PUBLIC CORRUPTION COMPLAINT
TO D.A. SOARES
 

"in support of an Albany County grand jury inquiry of 'wilful misconduct in office of public officers',
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution – and indictments based on CJA’s July 15, 2019 NOTICE and analysis of the December 10, 2018 Report of the Committee on Legislative & Executive Compensation and CJA’s subsequent written and oral testimony, submissions,
and correspondence pertaining to the FY2020-21 executive budget"

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2.
July 23, 2020 e-mail to D.A. Soares --
"Your wilful nonfeasance & violation of duties: June 4, 2020 public corruption complaint
in support of Albany grand jury inquiry of 'wilful misconduct in office of public officers',
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution..."


attached July 23, 2020 FOIL request to Albany County  
"(1) the functioning of the Albany County district attorney’s office and performance of its duties
with respect to public corruption complaints filed by members of the public;
(2) access to the Albany County grand jury so that it can discharge its duty
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution and Criminal Procedure Law
Article 190, unobstructed by the Albany County district attorney."
 

3.
DA Soares' July 27, 2020 response to June 4, 2020 grand jury/public corruption complaint

4.
Albany County's September 1, 2020 FOIL response: "No answer was submitted"

2024
1.
CJA's FEBRUARY 23, 2024 GRAND JURY/PUBLIC CORRUPTION COMPLAINT TO D.A. SOARES
in support of:

(1)
grand jury inquiry, indictments, and report as to the statutory violations, fraud, and larceny of the “false instrument” December 4, 2023 Report of the (3rd) Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation, as detailed by CJA’s January 18, 2024 Opposition Report; (2) grand jury inquiry, indictments, and report on the collusion of New York’s highest constitutional officers of its three government branches in the crimes committed by the (3rd) Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation and in the ongoing corruption and unconstitutionality of state governance involving salary increases and the state budget;  
(3) steps to ensure the integrity of the appellate process in CJA v. JCOPE, et al., now at the Appellate Division, Third Department (#CV-23-0115), including by a motion to transfer/remove the case to federal court."  
mailing-receipt-tracking  

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2.
CJA's February 23, 2024 FOIL request to Albany County --
"(1) the functioning of the Albany County district attorney’s office and performance of its duties
with respect to public corruption complaints filed by members of the public;
(2) access to the Albany County grand jury so that it can discharge its duty pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution and Criminal Procedure Law Article 190,
unobstructed by the Albany County district attorney."   


D.A. Soares' March 26, 2024 letter to Albany County Clerk/FOIL Officer Hidley --
"RE: FOIL Request No. 24-85"

3.
CJA's May 28, 2024 e-mail to D.A. Soares --
"
STATUS?   CJA's Feb 23, 2024 Grand Jury/Public Corruption Complaint --
(3rd) Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation
& its Co-Conspirators & Accomplices"


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