Statement by New York Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Astorino “Governor Cuomo is in big trouble. Today’s bombshell New York Times investigative report reveals clear obstruction of justice and calculated public dishonesty by Mr. Cuomo and his subordinates. We applaud the United States Attorney for his work to levy justice on Moreland’s targets, and on those who […]
READ FULL STORY HERE: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/nyregion/governor-andrew-cuomo-and-the-short-life-of-the-moreland-commission.html?referrer&_r=2 ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: THE NY TIMES Cuomo’s Office Hobbled State Ethics Inquiries By SUSANNE CRAIG, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and THOMAS KAPLAN With Albany rocked by a seemingly endless barrage of scandals and arrests, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo set up a high-powered commission last summer to root out corruption in state politics. It was barely two months old when its […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Talk about tricks of the trade. Kevin Hoyt, a 30-year-old who lists himself as vice president of Hoyt Building Maintenance Company in Congers, and his twin brother, Kenneth, are accused of felony criminal mischief and petit larceny for allegedly stealing copper piping from air conditioning units atop the former Huffman Koos building […]
Three teenagers accused of fatally beating two homeless men beyond recognition with cinder blocks, bricks and a metal fence pole may have been terrorizing transients around Albuquerque for months, police said Monday. The father of two of the boys said they were once homeless themselves and he had no idea what prompted the beatings. One […]
More than 700 million women alive today were married before they turned 18, the United Nations’ children agency said Tuesday, as it co-hosts a London summit calling for more progress to end child marriages and the practice of female genital mutilation. Figures released by UNICEF say child brides are most common in sub-Saharan Africa and […]
Congress has only a few days left before August recess to approve President Obama’s request for an additional $3.7 billion for the border crisis, with no scheduled voting dates and little apparent optimism for passage. The House and Senate Appropriations committees, where the first key votes will take place, each said Monday that no date […]