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VIDEO & PAPER TRAIL CHRONOLOGY:
The Corrupt Commission Scheme
to Raise Salaries of Corrupt Public Officers

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"Thieves for their robbery have authority when judges steal themselves."
(Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Act II, scene 2, line 210)

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VIDEO TRAIL of TESTIMONY

#1:
CJA's testimony at the July 20, 2011 public hearing
of the Commission on Judical Compensation
VIDEO   
(at 3 hours-12 mins.) transcription

#2:
CJA's exchange with Assembly Minority Leader Kolb at the
November 29, 2012 "public policy forum" at the Rockefeller Institute of Government
about what he was going to do to advance Assembly rules reform
in the upcoming legislative session 
VIDEO
(at 17:45 minutes)  

#3:
CJA's testimony at the Legislature's February 6, 2013 budget hearing
on "Public Protection"
Assembly VIDEO   Senate VIDEO
(last speaker: at 7 hours-21 minutes)    transcript

#4:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the September 17, 2013 hearing
of the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption

#5
AUDIO OF Elena Sassower's December 3, 2014 rebuttal argument
in Supreme Court/New York County in support of her reargument/renewal motion
to intervene in the Legislature's declaratory judgment action
vs the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption

#6:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the August 11, 2015 hearing
of the Judiciary's Statewide Commission on Attorney Discipline

#7:
MISSING VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the October 14, 2015 hearing
of the JCOPE/LEC Review Commission –
(at 0:44:06 minutes - 1:11:15 hours)  transcription of testimony

#8:
CJA's testimony at the November 30, 2015 public hearing
of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation
VIDEO
(at 1 hour-52 minutes) transcript

#9:
CJA's testimony at the Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing
on "Local Government Officials/General Government"
Assembly VIDEO   Senate VIDEO  
(last speaker: at 8 hours-47 mins.)   transcript: pp. 518-535

#13:
CJA's testimony at the Legislature's February 5, 2018 budget hearing
on "Local Government Officials/General Government"
Assembly VIDEO (last witness)


#14:
VIDEO of August 2, 2018 oral argument in the Appellate Division, Third Dept.
in the citizen-taxpayer action appeal in support of TRO to enjoin further disbursement
of monies for the commission-based judicial pay raises
(CJA v. Cuomo...Schneiderman...DiFiore)

#15:
VIDEO of November 13, 2018 oral argument in the Appellate Division, Third Dept.
of the citizen-taxpayer action appeal
(CJA v. Cuomo...Schneiderman...DiFiore)

#16:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the November 30, 2018 hearing
of the Committee on Legislative & Executive Compensation
(at 25:45 mins)

#17:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the September 10, 2019 hearing
of the Public Campaign Financing & Election Commission
(Part 2, at 15 mins)

#18:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the November 4, 2019 hearing
of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation
(at 1:35 hrs/mins) 

#19:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the Legislature's February 10, 2021 budget hearing
on "public protection"
(last witness)

#20:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the February 16, 2021 local budget forum
sponsored by Westchester County's Senate delegation
(last witness)

#21:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at January 25, 2022 budget hearing
on "public protection" -- ASSEMBLY WEBPAGE

(written) Oral Testimony

VIDEO -- SENATE WEBPAGE
last witness:  at 12 hrs/22 minutes

#22:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the March 29, 2023 Hearing
of the Commission on Ethics & Lobbying in Government
(at 56 mins & live stream cut off after 5 minutes of the 8-1/2 minute testimony)

#23:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at the October 13, 2023 Hearing
of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation (at 2hrs/31mins)  
 transcript pp. 101-108

#24:
VIDEO of CJA's testimony at February 8, 2024 local forum
on the state budget (at 1 hr/59 mins)
Transcription from VIDEO

#25:
VIDEO of CJA's April 22, 2024 oral argument
before the Appellate Division, Third Dept. in CJA v. JCOPE, et al.
Transcription from VIDEO

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 PAPER TRAIL of further prima facie PROOF

1.
CJA's October 27, 2011 Opposition Report
to the August 29, 2011 Report of the Commission on Judicial Compensation 

6.
2015 -- The Delayed & Sham JCOPE/LEC Review Commission,
whose website, nyethics review.org, is GONE,
along with the VIDEO of its one & only hearing
& its cover-up November 1, 2015 report

 7.
2015-2016:
CJA's Paper Trail & Video Proof of the Corruption of
the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation
 

8.
CJA's Advocacy to Void the December 24, 2015 Report
of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation --

2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

9.
How Many D.A.s Does It Take
to Confront Evidence & Ethical Rules?

10.
CJA's 2nd CITIZEN-TAXPAYER ACTION,
CJA v. Cuomo...Schneiderman...DiFiore, commenced Sept. 2, 2016,
(Albany Co. #5122-16) challenging the WHOLE of the NYS budget --
& the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation
& its December 24, 2015 Report
(murdered at the New York Court of Appeals: Feb. 18, 2020)

11.
ANOTHER ROUND OF DISCIPLINARY & CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS

CJA's October 14, 2016 conflict-of-interest/misconduct complaint
vs Albany D.A. Soares & NY's Other D.A.s

CJA's June 16, 2017 conflict-of-interest/corruption complaint
vs Acting Supreme Court Justice/Court of Claims Judge Denise Hartman --
& September 11, 2017 supplement

CJA's September 16, 2017 conflict-of-interest/corruption complaint
vs NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman & his complicit attorney staff

CJA's September 27, 2017 corruption complaint to Acting U.S. Attorney (SDNY)
  (Bharara's March 11, 2017 press release)   complaint form-side 1  side 2  

CJA's March 6, 2018 corruption complaint to Albany District Attorney Soares --
Enforcement of "The Public Trust Act"
-- Penal Law §496 ('corrupting the government')"

12.
2018 ELECTIONS --
Outing Corrupt & Collusive Incumbents
& Ending their Road to Re-Election & Higher Office 

 13.
CJA's May 16, 2018 NOTICE/corruption complaint
to NYS Attorney General Barbara Underwood
& subsequent correspondence

 14.
At the Appellate Division, 3rd Dept:
July - Dec. 27, 2018 in the 2nd CITIZEN-TAXPAYER ACTION
(CJA v. Cuomo...Schneiderman...DiFiore)

15.
2018 Committee on Legislative & Executive Compensation --
Fraud & Unconstitutionality in Plain Sight --
inserted into the budget after behind-closed-doors,
3-men-in-a-room deal-making as Part HHH of Revenue Budget Bill

16.
2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION --
& the insertion into the budget, via behind-closed-doors,
3 men-in-a-room dealmaking, of Part XXX of the Revenue Budget Bill,
establishing the Public Campaign Financing & Election Commission

17.
At the New York Court of Appeals:
Jan 2019 - Feb 18, 2020 -- CJA's 2nd CITIZEN-TAXPAYER ACTION
(CJA v. Cuomo...Schneiderman...DiFiore)

18.
CJA's July 15, 2019 NOTICE to Gov, Lt. Gov., AG, & Legislators --
"Your Duty to Void the December 10, 2018 Report
of the Committee on Legislative and Executive Compensation
that Boosted Your Salaries"

 
19.
2019-2020
Now, for a second time --
The Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation --
More Fraud & Unconstitutionality, in Plain Sight

 
20.
2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION


21.
CJA's 62 grand jury/public corruption complaints,
filed with NY's 62 district attorneys, from June 4, 2020 - July 1, 2020 --
Invoking "The power of grand juries to inquire
into the wilful misconduct in office of public officers,
and to find indictments...",
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution

22.
ELECTIONS 2020 --
Taking Out Corrupt & Collusive Legislative Incumbents
& Conspiring D.A.s --
All Beneficiaries of Statutory-Violative, Fraudulent, Unconstitutional Pay Raises
& Other Larcenies of Taxpayer Monies

23.
Bringing Accountability to a Politicized SUNY -- & Scholarship

24.
BRINGING IN THE FEDS --
CJA's October 16, 2020 corruption complaint, filed with the FBI,
and CJA's corruption complaints, based thereon, filed with the U.S. Attorneys
for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western District of NY

25.
2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

26.
ANOTHER ROUND OF DISCIPLINARY COMPLAINTS

CJA's February 7, 2021 conflict-of-interest/misconduct complaint,
filed with NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct

CJA's February 11, 2021 conflict-of-interest/misconduct complaint,
filed with NYS Attorney Grievance Committees

CJA's March 5, 2021 conflict-of-interest/ethics complaint,
filed with Joint Commission on Public Ethics & Legislative Ethics Commission


27.
2021 ELECTIONS
The sham electoral races for Manhattan D.A.,
Brooklyn D.A., & NYC's Public Advocate, Etc.   

here's CJA's former Elections 2021 webpage
pertaining to electoral races for NYC Mayor...NYC Comptroller,
Manhattan, Brooklyn, & Bronx Borough Presidents...

28.
CJA's "Legal Autopsy"/Analysis
of the Appellate Division, Third Dept's
March 18, 2021 "Opinion and Order" in Delgado v. NYS,
upholding the constitutionality of the Committee on Legislative and Executive Compensation &
its pay raises for the Legislature, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller

furnished to:
the Commission on Judicial Conduct,
in further support of CJA's Feb. 7, 2021 complaint vs Appellate Division 3rd Dept. Justices
&
the 1st & 3rd Dept. Attorney Grievance Committees
in further support of CJA's Feb. 11, 2021 complaint vs Attorney General James, et al.

29.
CJA's Complaints vs New York City's 5 District Attorneys

CJA's May 3, 2021 conflict-of-interest/public corruption complaint
to NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

CJA's May 17, 2021 conflict-of-interest/public corruption complaint
to NYC's Dept. of Investigation & Conflicts of Interest Board

30.
The Sham of NYS' Law Revision Commission --
as established by CJA's May 21, 2021 FOIL request

31.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee's Larcenous
Impeachment Investigation Charade --
as established by CJA's May 25, 2021 e-mail to the Assembly Judiciary Committee
& to Assembly Administrative Counsel to fire, for cause, taxpayer-paid counsel Davis Polk,
retained to investigate “whether evidence exists to support a finding that the Governor
has engaged in conduct which merits impeachment under the New York State Constitution
and the laws of the State of New York”

 32.
The Senate Judiciary Committee's corrupting
of "merit selection" to the New York Court of Appeals
as established by CJA's June 1, 2021 & June 7, 2021 e-mails to the Senate Judiciary Committee
pertaining to the fraudulent, unconstitutional confirmation of Gov. Cuomo's nominations
of Nassau D.A. Singas & NYC Civil Court Administrative Judge Cannataro
to the NY Court of Appeals


33.
CJA's JUNE 4, 2021 MESSAGE
TO FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP --
"...AG James and DA Vance...have corrupted their offices
and are pocketing fraudulent pay raises for their crimes --
and... the media has known about this, but reported NOTHING."


 34.
The Unfit Democratc Manhattan District Attorney Candidates --
& the Media-Rigging of the Democratic Primary

35.
The Fraud & Posturing of the Senate Committee
on Ethics & Internal Governance
by its hearings on "New York State's System of Ethics Oversight and Enforcement"

 
36.
President Biden's New U.S. Attorneys for NY,
their Confirmations by the U.S. Senate, 
& the Unanswered Question --
 Will they be non-partisan enforcers of the Rule of Law and Equal Justice
when doing so will require them to prosecute NY's mostly Democratic top state officers --
& expose that their U.S. Attorney predecessors politicized and corrupted their own offices?



37.
AGAIN --
NY's Posturing, Politicized, Self-Dealing D.A.s
corrupting their offices & the functioning of grand juries
prescribed by Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution
and Criminal Procedure Law Article 190

38.
Can Law & Ethical Duties Prevent NY's 4 New U.S. Attorneys
from Politicizing & Corrupting their Offices,
as their predecessors did by acting on their conflicts of interest

39.
CJA's November 2, 2021 complaints to NYS Inspector General --
 "(1) the Office of the Inspector General; (2) the Joint Commission on Public Ethics;
(3) the State University of New York; (4) the Division of the Budget;
(5) the defunct Commission on Judicial Compensation, whose fraudulent August 29, 2011 report lives on,

rewarding a corrupt judiciary with pay raises and depriving the public of functioning safeguards

against judicial corruption; and (6) the defunct Commission to Investigate Public Corruption,

whose fraudulent December 2, 2013 report lives on, concealing the manifestations
and true causes of New York’s corruption and the ease with which it is rectified"

40.
CJA's November 24, 2021 complaint to JCOPE --
"Conflict-of-interest ethics complaint against state officers and employees of
the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
for violations of Public Officers Law §74 in dismissing
CJA’s February 7, 2021 judicial misconduct complaint
pertaining to the citizen-taxpayer action CJA v. Cuomo…Schneiderman…DiFiore and
with respect to CJA’s April 26, 2021 'further and supplementing' judicial misconduct complaint
pertaining to the citizen-taxpayer action Delgado v. State of New York"

41.
CJA's November 24, 2021 complaint
to the Commission on Judicial Conduct --
vs the Commission on Judicial Conduct's 4 judge members

42.
CJA's December 17, 2021 complaint to JCOPE
vs the Legislative Ethics Commission --
"Conflict-of-interest ethics complaint against legislators and legislative employees
for subverting the Legislative Ethics Commission to insulate themselves from complaints"

43.
CJA's December 23, 2021 letter to NY's 4 U.S. Attorneys --
"AGAIN & REPEATING THE TWO-FOLD QUESTION OF CJA’s OCTOBER 2021 LETTERS TO YOU –
“How will you be confronting your conflicts of interest arising from CJA’s October 16, 2020
public corruption complaint against NY’s top state constitutional officers
& its 62 D.A.s for fraud and larceny involving their salary raises & the state budget,
established by open-and-shut, prima facie EVIDENCE –
& what about your mandated reporting obligations?”

46.
CJA's April 13, 2022 complaint to JCOPE --
vs Governor Hochul & NY's 213 State Legislators
pertaining to the FY2022-23 state budget, &, in particular,
pertaining to their repeal and elimination of JCOPE &
their larceny of taxpayer monies by the Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill 

47.
CJA's May 16, 2022 letter to NYS Inspector General Lang --
"(1) Accounting for, and rectifying, your Office’s flagrant violations of its 'Policy and Procedure Manual'
and Executive Law Article 4-A with regard to CJA’s Nov. 2, 2021 complaint vs JCOPE, etc.;
(2) Confirmation that you will not have jurisdiction over CELG, pursuant to the newly-enacted
Executive Law §94, in contrast to your jurisdiction over JCOPE, pursuant to the current Executive Law §94."

48.
June 6, 2022 -- D-Day plus 78 years
 CJA's Article 78 proceeding/
declaratory judgment action/citizen-taxpayer action
vs NYS' Ethics Entities -- JCOPE, LEC, & NYS-IG
& the Statewide & State Legislative Electeds They Have "Protected" --
HOCHUL, STEWART-COUSINS, SENATE, HEASTIE, ASSEMBLY, JAMES, DiNAPOLI

49.
What the New Commission on Ethics & Lobbying in Government Looks Like

50.
CJA's September 7, 2022 testimony in opposition to NYC Council confirmation
of Milton Williams, Esq. as chair of the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board
& Anthony Crowell, Esq. as member of the NYC Planning Commission

51.
CJA's October 10, 2022 attorney misconduct complaint vs A.G James
pertaining to the CJA v. JCOPE et al. lawsuit in which she is a co-respondent


52.
Exploring the Corruption at NY's publicly-funded institutions
of higher education, starting with SUNY & CUNY

53.
2022 End of the Year Legislative Pay Raises --
Their "Finest Hour" -- Posturing in Full Force

54.
Requests for Discharge of Professional, Ethical, & Civic Responsibilities

CJA's December 28, 2022 e-mail to New York State Bar Association --
"NYSBA's role in Executive Committee Member Kaylin Whittingham's nomination to CELG;
ethical, professional, & civic responsibilities with respect to CJA v. JCOPE, et al.;
& the fake scholarship of members of the Committee on the NYS Constitution"

CJA's December 29, 2022 e-mail to New York City Bar Association --
"Does the NYC Bar Association dispute that the record of CJA v. JCOPE, et al. is a perfect 'paper trail'
of public corruption, obliterating constitutional state governance --
&, if not, what actions will it take, consistent with its responsibilities?"

CJA's December 29, 2022 e-mail to "Watchdog Groups" --
"When will "Watchdog Groups" be confronting the CJA v. JCOPE, et al. lawsuit
– & such other EVIDENCE dispositive that 'CELG Must Go'"

55.
2023 Legislative Session

CJA's February 7, 2023 Testimony
for Legislature's "Public Protection" Budget Hearing

CJA's February 15, 2023 Testimony
for Budget Hearing on
"Local Government Officials/General Government"

56.
February 23, 2023 -- CJA v. JCOPE, et al.
All DONE in Supreme Court,
with the filing on 2nd notice of appeal

Now, on to the Appellate Division

57.
CJA's March 29, 2023 written oral testimony
before the Commission on Ethics & Lobbying in Government 

58.
CJA's April 3, 2023 Message to Mr. Trump
in Support of "ONE STANDARD OF JUSTICE FOR ALL"

59.
CJA's Opposition to Senate Confirmation
of Court of Appeals Associate Judge Rowan Wilson
as Chief Judge & Former Solicitor General Caitlin Halligan as Associate Judge

60.
THE PEOPLE FIGHT BACK
AGAINST NY's CORRUPTION-ABETTING,
ELECTION-RIGGING, "FAKE NEWS" PRESS

CJA's May 8, 2023 complaint to NPR Public Editor --
Complaint vs New York Public Radio for journalistic fraud,
most recently by its reporting on New York's FY2023-24 state budget
& the Senate confirmations to New York's highest court of two judges,
including its chief judge 

CJA's May 15, 2023 complaint to PBS Public Editor --
Complaint vs PBS Member Stations WMHT & WCNY for journalistic fraud,
most recently by their reporting on New York's FY2023-24 state budget
& the Senate confirmations to New York's highest court of two judges,
including its chief judge

CJA's June 16, 2023 complaint to the Institute for Nonprofit News --
Complaint against ten New York INN members for violations of INN standards,
the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists,
501(c)(3) proscriptions on partisanship, and for fraud -- plus 3 Requests for Assistance"

61.
August 15, 2023 -- Appellate Division, Third Department
DONE!  Perfected Appeal -- CJA v. JCOPE, et al.

62.
COELIG
CJA's October 2, 2023 Complaint & TEST --
"(1) Updating & Now Filing CJA’s March 29, 2023 ethics complaint
vs COELIG’s Commissioners, Executive Director, General Counsel, & Other High-Ranking Staff,
for 'substantial neglect of duty' and 'misconduct in office',
born of flagrant violations of mandatory conflict-of-interest protocols;
(2) Officially TESTING the Commission’s unofficial reconsideration/renewal
remedy by resubmitting CJA’s July 8, 2022 complaint and October 6, 2022 supplement
based on the within evidence that the November 17, 2022 staff letter
that the Commission 'voted to close' it is indefensible."

63.
3rd Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation

64.
CJA's November 3, 2023 statement for the record of
the NYS Senate Judiciary Committee's November 1, 2023 oversight hearing
of NY's Family Court

65.
CJA's January 12, 2024 motions to have CJA v. JCOPE, et al.
heard by the same appeals panel as is hearing Cuomo v. COELIG --
& to prevent fraud -- CJA NYSCEF docket ##26-38

66.
CJA's January 18, 2024 Opposition Report
to the December 4, 2023 Report of the Commission on Legislative,
Judicial & Executive Compensation

67.
CJA's written testimony for January 25, 2024
"public protection" budget hearing

CJA's written testimony for February 6, 2024
"local gov't officials/general gov't" budget hearing

68.
CJA's January 29, 2024 complaint to COELIG
vs (3rd) Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation

69.
CJA's January 29, 2024 complaints to Attorney Grievance Committees
vs the 6 attorney-members of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial
& Executive Compensation

70.
CJA's February 23, 2024 grand jury/public corruption complaint
to Albany D.A. Soares

71.
RETURNING TO THE FEDS --
CJA's February 28, 2024 corruption complaint
 to the US Attorney for the Northern District of NY & via the FBI

72.
March 18, 2024
CJA v. (3rd) Commission on Legislative, Judicial
& Executive Compensation, et al

73.

VIDEO of CJA's April 22, 2024 oral argument
before the Appellate Division, Third Dept. in CJA v. JCOPE, et al.

Transcription from VIDEO

74.

PREVENTING ANOTHER SHAM COMMISSION --
NYS Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct

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     "...and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and know the place for the first time"