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Related: About this forumCuomo: Moreland Was Never Interfered With
Nick Reisman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday took more than 15 minutes worth of questions in Buffalo insisting the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption was not interfered with by his office, though he acknowledged conversations were had with his office and the commissions leadership.
Cuomo, appearing in public for the first time since The New York Times extensive review of the commissions work was published last week, said the conversations the panel had with his top aide, Larry Schwartz, were not tantamount to interference because the commission never acted on them.
The Times reported Schwartz emailed the commissions leaders to claw back a subpoena that was to be issued to Buying Time, a media-buying firm that counted Cuomo among its clients.
Cuomo, speaking at SUNY Buffalo for an economic development announcement, today pointed to the commission not heeding Schwartzs advice as a sign of independence.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/07/cuomo-moreland-was-never-interfered-with/
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(71,265 posts)Nick Reisman
Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul on Monday said it was hard to fathom why observers would find it improper that Gov. Andrew Cuomos office sought to play a role in the work of the subpoena-empowered Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption.
Hochul, in Lake George earlier this morning to meet with local officials, told Time Warner Cable News that Cuomo wanted to tackle corruption in Albany when he took office in 2011 in order to turn around state governments poor reputation.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/07/hochul-moreland-concerns-hard-to-fathom/