Posts Tagged ‘Ethics’
Andy pal is state ethics panel chief
ALBANY — The state’s new ethics watchdog panel picked a former prosecutor with close ties to Gov. Cuomo as its executive director. The Joint Commission On Public Ethics voted secretly Tuesday to hire Cuomo Inspector General Ellen Biben, but didn’t announce it until Thursday.
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Pelosi calls for ethics probe into Wu sex report (AP)
AP – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Sunday called for an ethics panel investigation of Rep. David Wu following a published allegation that a young woman reported he’d engaged in “aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior.”
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Pelosi formally requests Weiner ethics probe (AP)
AP – House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has formally requested a House ethics panel probe of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner. Pelosi on Tuesday sent a brief letter to the leaders of the committee noting that Weiner had “disclosed conduct that he described as inappropriate.”
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Ethics Committee refers Ensign case to Justice (AP)
AP – Former Sen. John Ensign of Nevada broke federal law, made false statements to the Federal Election Commission and obstructed a Senate Ethics Committee’s investigation into his conduct, the panel said Thursday in a scathing report that sent the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.
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Bernard Madoff claims business schools want him to help ‘work on ethics courses’
Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff claims academia is calling him – for help with ethics.
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House GOP to keep controversial ethics office (AP)
AP – House Republicans, who take control of the House next month, pledged Thursday to retain a controversial ethics office, post legislation on the Internet prior to votes and require that bills requiring an increase in spending be balanced with cuts elsewhere.
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Censure almost certain as Rangel ethics case ends (AP)
AP – Rep. Charles Rangel faces an almost certain censure by the House, a devastating defeat for a 40-year veteran who insisted to the end that he never meant to violate House rules.
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