Figure in pension fund scandal to plead guilty
Officials say a longtime adviser to New York’s disgraced former state comptroller has agreed to plead guilty in an influence peddling scandal. Political consultant Hank Morris was charged last year...
View ArticleFormer car czar settles with SEC, fights AG
Former Obama car czar Steven Rattner has agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle federal charges over his role in a “pay-to-play” scandal, but says he won’t be “bullied” into accepting a harsher penalty...
View ArticleAdviser pleads guilty in NY pension fund probe
A once-powerful political consultant admitted Monday that he played a central role in an influence-peddling scandal at New York state’s massive pension fund, pleading guilty to a felony securities...
View ArticleCuomo, lobbyist agree to pension ban
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he reached a settlement with one of Albany’s most influential lobbyists that would ban her from appearing before the state comptroller for...
View ArticleSentencing for adviser in pension scheme
A once-powerful Democratic political consultant is set to learn whether he’ll have to go to prison for playing a pivotal part in an influence-peddling scandal involving New York state’s massive pension...
View ArticleJudge: former comptroller Hevesi in hospital
Disgraced former New York comptroller Alan Hevesi, awaiting sentencing for his role in influence-peddling at the state pension fund, is in the hospital for an unspecified condition, a judge said...
View ArticleEx-NY comptroller Hevesi gets 1-4 years in prison
Former New York state comptroller Alan Hevesi will have to spend time behind bars for his leading role in an influence-peddling scandal at the state’s massive pension fund. The Democrat was sentenced...
View ArticleNewsmaker of the week, April 16, 2011
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has officially hit his stride. After being elected last year to a full term in the office, DiNapoli flexed his muscles this week as the state’s top bookkeeper....
View ArticleDiNapoli seeks crackdown on pension abusers
New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is proposing a law that would use computer databases to crack down on abusers of public pensions. DiNapoli wants the legal power to use tax records to compare...
View ArticleFormer NY comptroller Alan Hevesi granted parole
The 72-year-old former assemblyman and New York City comptroller was entangled in an investigation of so-called "pay to play" practices at the state retirement fund.
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