corruption
Three Cops and a Businessman Arrested in Connection with NYPD Corruption Investigation
Brendan O'Connor · 06/20/16 08:55AMAndrew Cuomo Pushes Tepid Campaign Finance Reform as Preet Bharara Finds Corruption "Everywhere We Look"
Brendan O'Connor · 06/09/16 08:50AMOn Wednesday, shortly after Norman Seabrook, president of New York City’s jail officers’ union, was arrested on corruption charges, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a speech promising new regulations on independent expenditure committees (a.k.a. super PACs). This is the fourth time in five years that the governor has proposed such regulations, Politico reports, which—even in the unlikely event of them passing—would not actually do very much to ameliorate corruption in New York.
High-Ranking Cop Who Committed Suicide Amidst Corruption Probe Honored With Brooklyn Bike Lane
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/01/16 08:48AMShomrim Patrolman Pleads Not Guilty to Bribing NYPD Cops for Gun Licenses
Andy Cush · 05/24/16 10:02AMHigh-Ranking Police Official Questioned in NYPD Corruption Probe Commits Suicide
Brendan O'Connor · 05/13/16 04:50PMNephew of Disgraced State Senate Leader Arrested for Grabbing Reporter and Throwing Her Phone
Andy Cush · 05/12/16 05:55PMThe nephew of former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested this afternoon after grabbing the wrist of New York Daily News reporter Victoria Bekiempis and tossing her phone into the street. Bekiempis was covering the criminal sentencing of the elder Skelos, who was convicted of federal corruption charges along with his son in December.
Donald Trump Can Be Bought
Brendan O'Connor · 05/12/16 12:20PMOn Tuesday, Donald Trump told the Associated Press that he doesn’t plan to release his tax returns before the presidential election in November. “There’s nothing to learn from them,” he said. Then, on Wednesday, he said he would release them. “I’ll release. Hopefully before the election I’ll release,” he told Fox News. “And I’d like to release.” (Doesn’t seem like it.) “You learn very little from a tax return,” he added. Maybe, but you learn a lot from someone’s ambivalence about releasing them.
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Brendan O'Connor · 05/03/16 03:20PMFormer New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison. Once one of New York’s most powerful men, he was convicted in November of extortion and money laundering related to a series of schemes that netted him millions in exchange for political favors.
City Freezes Contracts with Volunteer Orthodox Security Force Implicated in NYPD Corruption Probe
Brendan O'Connor · 04/21/16 07:38AMThe ongoing federal investigation into corruption in the NYPD expanded this week, as the chief financial officer of an Orthodox volunteer security force was arrested Sunday. He is accused of bribing officers in the NYPD’s Licensing Division to exchange for handgun permits. The mayor’s office has frozen two City Council grants, totaling $35,000, allocated to the organization.
I Wish This Massive NYPD Corruption Scandal Were Just a Little Sexier
Andy Cush · 04/14/16 01:43PMYesterday, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said that the current federal investigation into corruption in his department is likely the worst since the Knapp Commission—the municipal probe into the department prompted by Frank Serpico way back in 1970. But really, compared to that, this latest scandal is boring as hell.
Who's Named in the Panama Papers?
Gabrielle Bluestone · 04/05/16 10:40AMWhat do heads of state, FIFA execs, billionaires, celebrities, and hundreds of their rich and powerful friends have in common? Quite a few things, I’d wager, but here’s something specific: They’ve all been named in the “Panama Papers,” the trove of 11.5 million records that give insight into how the rich and powerful hide their money abroad.
'Biggest Leak in History' Reveals Corruption in World Leaders' Offshore Tax Havens
Melissa Cronin · 04/03/16 02:20PMFormer Aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo Appointed Chairman of State Anti-Corruption Board
Brendan O'Connor · 03/22/16 08:15PMHamilton Nolan · 03/14/16 02:53PM
One More Way That CEO Pay Is Disgustingly Corrupt
Hamilton Nolan · 03/10/16 10:07AMDisgraced Ex-Prime Minister of Israel Begins Prison Sentence for Corruption
Brendan O'Connor · 02/15/16 06:55PMGovernment Officials Could Face Manslaughter Charges In Flint
Allie Jones · 02/10/16 12:00PMFBI Arrests Nearly Every Single Top Official For Running Insanely Corrupt Tiny Texas Town
Andy Cush · 02/08/16 11:55AMIn the remote town of Crystal City, Texas, the mayor, city manager, mayor pro tempore, a city councilman, and a former councilman were all arrested by federal agents last week. Last month, another councilman was arrested. Crystal City has only three people total on its city council, and the lone remaining councilman was the only official who reported for work at city hall on Friday.