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THE PEOPLE FIGHT BACK...
Going Where
the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption Did NOT:
Joint
Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE)
CJA's July 11, 2014 letter to
"The Three Men in the Room" -- Governor Cuomo, Temporary Senate President Skelos, Assembly Speaker Silver
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[transmitting
e-mail #1
& #2]
"Getting to First Base in Achieving 'the Dream of Honest
Government'
(1) Rectifying your violation of
'The
Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011' by appointing the review committee to
evaluate JCOPE that you were required to appoint 'No later than June 1,
2014';
(2) Making public your 'written response',
if any,
to CJA’s June 27, 2013 ethics complaint against you, filed with JCOPE"
Enclosures:
click here for CJA's webpage for:
June 27, 2013
ethics complaint
to NYS Joint Commission on Public Ethics
& its enclosed April 15, 2013 corruption
complaint to US Attorney Bharara "Achieving 'the Dream of Honest
Government'"
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Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011
Governor's Program Bill #9
"Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011"
Part A, Sec 21, Chapter 399 of the
Laws of 2011
Senate Bill
#5679-201I (at p. 46)
Assembly
Bill #8301-2011)
Senate
webpage-S.5679
Senate webpage-A.8301
Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011:
S.5679-2011
A.8301-2011
Governor's June 3, 2011 press release:
"Governor
Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Skelos, & Speaker Silver Announce Agreement on
Historic Ethics Reform"
Governor Cuomo's June 7, 2011 press release:
"Governor
Cuomo Introduces Program Bill on Ethics Reform"
"Cuomo
and Legislative Leaders Strike Deal on New Ethics Rules",
June 3, 2011, NewYork Times, Nicholas Confessore, Thomas Kaplan
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March 14, 2014:
"City
Bar and Common Cause/New York Find Joint Commission on Public Ethics Not
Fulfilling its Mission" --
REPORT: "HOPE
FOR JCOPE"
media coverage:
"New
York City Bar Association Urges Steps to Improve Ethics Panel",
New York Times, March 13, 2014, Susanne Craig;
Capitol Pressroom-Susan Arbetter/WCNY: "Attorney
Evan Davis calls on JCOPE to stretch its muscles", March 17, 2014
announcement:
radio
interview-at 13 mins.
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click here for:
April 23, 2014 Order to Show Cause to Intervene in Declaratory Judgment
Action vs Commission to Investigate Public Corruption
Exhibit B-6:
CJA’s June 27, 2013
corruption/ethics complaint to JCOPE
Exhibit B-2:
CJA’s April 15, 2013 corruption complaint to U.S. Attorney Bharara
Exhibit M:
appending transcript of September 17, 2014 oral testimony
VIDEO clip
Exhibit
H-1:
CJA’s
written September 17, 2013 written testimony
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THE PRESS IN ACTION
April 30, 2014
"U.S.
Attorney Subpoenas Records of Ethics Panel"
New York Times,
Suzanne Craig, William Rashbaum
"Feds
widen crackdown on New York political corruption"
New York Post,
Carl Campanile, Pat Bailey
"Preet
Bharara asks for all complaints filed with NYS ethics commission"
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Reports:
U.S. Attorney goes after state's troubled ethics watchdog"
Gannett,
Joseph Spector
"GOP
on JCOPE subpoena",
Capitol Confidential, Rick Karlin
"Federal
Prosecutor Subpoenas New York Ethics Enforcement Agency"
Wall
Street Journal
"US
Attorney Subpoenas Documents from State Ethics Panel",
WAMC Radio,
Karen DeWitt
June 23, 2014
June
23, 2014 Press Release: "Joint Commission on Public Ethics Unveils Website &
New Tip Line to Report Misconduct"
"EXCLUSIVE:
Hotline launched for state government staffers to report sexual harassment
and other complaints"
Daily News, Ken Lovett
June 24, 2014
"NY
ethics and lobbying comission creates tip line"
AP
July 22, 2014
"Review
panel status: stalled"
Albany
Times Union, Rick Karlin
July 24, 2014
"NYC Bar among those wondering about JCOPE
review panel"
Albany Times
Union, Rick Karlin
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click here for:
JCOPE-LEC -- MENU PAGE
Going Where the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption & Preet Did Not
click here for:
CJA's VIDEO & PAPER TRAIL
CHRONOLOGY
of the Corrupt Commission Scheme
to
Raise the Salaries
of Corrupt Public Officers (2011 -
to date)
Exposing the Fraud of the
Commission to Investigate Public Corruption
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