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NEW YORK's FLEECING
OF THE TAXPAYERS
BY THE SCAM OF OUTSIDE
COUNSEL --
State Finance Law 139-J
State Finance Law 139-K
State Finance Law 165-A
State Finance Law 112
I.
Relating to the Commission
to
Investigate Public Corruption
CJA's December 16, 2013 FOIL records request to Senate & Assembly --
"Retention of Counsel for Purposes of Legal
Representation
& Litigation against the Commission to
Investigate Public Corruption"
Senate's December 23, 2013 response
enclosure
Assembly's December 23, 2013 response
enclosure-Justification for Contract: Kasowitz firm
CJA's March 6, 2014 FOIL records request to Senate --
"Again, Retention of Counsel for
Purposes of Legal Representation
& Litigation against the Commission to
Investigate Public Corruption"
Senate's March 13, 2014 response
CJA's March 11, 2014 FOIL/records request to Assembly --
"UPDATE: Legal Representation and Litigation
against the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption"
Assembly's March 18, 2014 response
enclosure-letter-amendment/Kasowitz firm
CJA's July 1, 2014 FOIL/records request
to Attorney General --
"Records Pertaining to the Attorney General's Approvals of Contracts for
Services by:
(1) Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, Friedman, LLP;
(2)
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; (3) Loeb & Loeb, LLP"
AG's July 9, 2014 acknowledgment
AG's August 6, 2014 response
ENCLOSURE
CJA's July 1, 2021 FOIL/records request
to Comptroller --
"Records Pertaining to the Comptroller's Approvals of Contracts
for Services by:
(1) Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, Firedman, LLP; (2)
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; (3) Loeb & Loeb, LLP"
Comptroller's July 10, 2014 acknowledgment
Comptroller's July 24, 2014 response
ENCLOSURE
CJA's July 1, 2014 FOIL/records request
to Governor, Attorney General, & Comptroller --
"Contract/Retainer for Legal Services of Michael Koenig, Esq.
as Counsel to the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption"
Governor
July 9, 2014 acknowledgment
August 6, 2014 response
"the New York State Executive
Chamber has conducted a diligent search
but does not possess
records responsive to your request."
Comptroller:
July 10, 2014 acknowledgment
July 14, 2014: "unable to locate any records"
Attorney General:
July 9, 2014 acknowledgment
August 6, 2014 response
pages 1-20:
"The Commission does not currently have in-house counsel
and
must therefore retain the services of an outside law firm.";
see
June 4, 2014 ltr of Commission Co-Chair Milton Williams, Jr.;
Contract #C000438 (DOB & law firm) -- July 24, 2014;
pages 21-26
CJA's July 30, 2014 FOIL/records
requests to Senate --
"Services by Outside Counsel for Representation & Litigation
against the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption"
CJA's August 22, 2014 e-mail to Senate
Senate's August 22, 2014 e-mail
CJA's August 22, 2014 e-mail
Senate's August 22, 2014 e-mail
CJA's December 17, 2014 FOIL to Comptroller --
"Records
Pertaining to the Comptroller's Approvals of Amendments & Contracts
for
Services by: (1) Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, Friedman LLP; (2) Kirkland &
Ellis LLP;
(3) Loeb & Loeb LLP"
Comptroller's December 24, 2014 acknowledgment
Comptroller's January 23, 2015 response
Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, Friedman
spreadsheet
Kasowitz-1
Kasowitz-2
Kirkland & Ellis
Loeb & Loeb
II.
Relating to the Commission
on Prosecutorial Misconduct
CJA's June 28, 2019 FOIL request to Attorney General --
"Soares v. State of New
York (Albany Co. #906409-18)
Attorney General's June 28, 2019 acknowledgment
Attorney General's July 8, 2019 acknowledgment
Attorney General's August 5, 2019 response
enclosures
CJA's April 28, 2021 FOIL request to Attorney General,
Judiciary, & Comptroller --
"'Why Didn't She
Recuse Herself?
NY's Top Judge Sided With Her Own
Greenberg Traurig Lawyer"
(NYLJ, April 26, 2021)
OCA
April 29, 2021 response
enclosure
enclosure
AG
June 4, 2021 response
V.
Relating to Amicus Curiae in
Delgado v. NYS
CJA's April 29, 2021 FOIL request to Attorney General,
Assembly,
Governor, Senate, & Comptroller
--
"Retention of amicus curiae counsel in Delgado v NYS
(Albany Co. #907537-18; 3rd Dept #529556)"
Attorney General
June 4, 2021 response
"...the Office of the Attorney
General has conducted a diligent search
and has located
no records that respond to your request."
Assembly
May 6, 2021 acknowledgment
May 17, 2021 response
Enclosures:
contract;
extension #1;
extension #2;
vouchers
Governor
May 6, 2021 acknowledgment
June 3, 2021
extension
August 13, 2021 letter
enclosure #1 contract
#2 9-22-20 invoice
#3 10-14-20-invoice
VI.
ASSEMBLY CONTRACT
with DAVIS POLK
1.
CJA's March 22, 2021 FOIL request to the Assembly &
Comptroller
--
"retention of Davis Polk
& Wardwell LLP
for Assembly's impeachment
investigation of Gov. Cuomo"
Assembly's March 29, 2021 acknowledgment
CJA's April 29, 2021 FOIL request to
Assembly & Comptroller --
"IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION REQUIRED..."
April 30, 2021 e-mail from Assemblyman Burdick's
chief of staff
Assembly's May 10, 2021 e-mail
Assembly's May 13, 2021 response
--
enclosed contract
CJA's May 14, 2021 appeal
CJA's May 24, 2021 follow-up e-mail regarding appeal
Assembly's May 24, 2021 response with justification
2.
CJA's May 24, 2021 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Speaker Heastie's direction to the Assembly Judiciary
Committee
& mandate to Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
regarding
the impeachment investigation of Governor Cuomo"
Assembly's June 1, 2021
response,
enclosing
Assembly Speaker
Heastie's March 24, 2021 impeachment authorization letter
3.
CJA's August 16, 2021 FOIL request to Assembly & Comptroller
--
"Assembly contract with, and payments to, Davis Polk &
Wardwell, LLP
pertaining to investigation of, & services
related to,
Governor Cuomo's impeachment, Etc."
Comptroller's August 18, 2021 response
link-contract
Assembly's August 23, 2021 acknowledgment
Assembly's September 20, 2021 extension
CJA's November 15, 2021 e-mail to Comptroller
"AGAIN..."
Comptroller's November 22, 2021
acknowledgment #630
Comptroller's December 21, 2021
response
with
attached image
CJA's November 15, 2021 e-mail to Assembly
--
"STATUS..."
**
May 1, 2008 Senate Contract #C150014 with Lewis
& Fiore, Esqs.
Lewis & Fiore's April 24, 2008 proposal
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State
Finance Law
§112
Public Officers Law
§17
1.
CJA's October 2, 2019 FOIL/Records Request to AG --
"'rules
and regulations' promulgated by the Attorney General
pursuant to Public Officers Law
§17(3)(c)
AG's October 9, 2019 acknowledgment --
#G000718-100219
AG's October 11, 2019 response
2.
CJA's October 2, 2019 FOIL/Records Request --
"Comptroller's annual accountings pursuant to Public
Officers Law
§17(3)(d)
Assembly's October 9, 2019 response
Senate's October 10, 2019 response
AG's October 9, 2019 acknowledgment
--
#G000720-100219
October 11, 2019 response
Comptroller's October 9, 2019 acknowledgment
October 28, 2019 response
Enclosure-2017
Enclosure-2018
Enclosure-2019
Governor's October 9, 2019 acknowledgment
December 5, 2019 response
Enclosures
3.
CJA's October 2, 2019 FOIL/Records Request --
"Attorney General’s 'register'
pursuant to Executive Law §65"
Attorney General's October 9, 2019 acknowledgment --
#G000717-100219
Attorney General's November 7, 2019 response
CJA's February 15, 2019 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
"Oversight hearings of the NYS Attorney
General,
particularly by its judiciary committees, in the past 40 years"
Senate's February 25, 2019 response
Assembly's February 25, 2019 response
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New York
State Contract Reporter
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