By Jason Horowitz 4/21/09 9:02pm

Rattner, Judged by His Peers

For most of the country, news of the involvement of Barack Obama’s recently named car czar in an alleged pay-to-play scandal has merely been surprising.
For New York’s Democratic fund-raisers and bundlers, it was the day their rarified world fell off its axis.
“We are stunned,” said one prominent Democratic donor.
Steven Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/19/09 6:16pm

Cuomo’s Indictment of Hank Morris

Andrew Cuomo is out with his lengthy indictment against political consultant Hank Morris, and a colleague, David Loglisci, for allegedly orchestrating a kick-back scheme with people doing business with former State Comptroller Alan Hevesi.
I’m reading the indictment now, and came across this quirky detail:
Defendant LOGLISCI also solicited from a defendant Morris Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 3/19/09 5:34pm

Cuomo Now Sheriff on Wall Street, State Street

ALBANY—Comptroller Alan Hevesi's top lieutenants have been indicted on 123 counts including enterprise corruption, securities fraud, money laundering and grand larceny, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo just announced on a conference call.

"The indictment charges crimes that go beyond the grossest manifestations of pay-to-play," Cuomo said. He, along with S.E.C. Chair Mary Schapiro and Albany County Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 3/19/09 5:33pm

Cuomo Now Sheriff on Wall Street, State Street

ALBANY—Comptroller Alan Hevesi’s top lieutenants have been indicted on 123 counts including enterprise corruption, securities fraud, money laundering and grand larceny, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo just announced on a conference call.
“The indictment charges crimes that go beyond the grossest manifestations of pay-to-play,” Cuomo said. He, along with S.E.C. Chair Mary Schapiro and Albany Read More