October 2014 – The Buffalo Chronicle

Democratic organization fractured hard, as Coppola breaks to support Grisanti

October 31, 2014

Former State Senator Al Coppola has endorsed Mark Grisanti, throwing the Democratic Party organization into disarray — instigating feverish bickering among top party operatives. Coppola, a long retired eleder statesman in local Democratic politics, nearly defeated Marc Panepinto (the party’s curiously endorsed

Grisanti and Panepinto have deceived District 60 constituents

October 31, 2014

In 2010 and 2012 Mark Grisanti committed to his constituents to vote a particular way on major issues within his party. Grisanti featured these commitments as primary reasons to vote for him. In both elections these commitments were broke and

US Attorney Hochul – harsh sentences cast in doubt – lives impacted

October 30, 2014

Part 4: Hochul claims ignorance of major cases permitted her to accept corrupt cash By: Mike Madigan The following is the fourth in a series of reports regarding the conduct of the WNY U.S. Attorney William Hochul Jr. and his

Has WNY Federal justice system been corrupted?

October 27, 2014

BY MIKE MADIGAN On December 14, 2012, The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported that “Federal courts in the Western District of New York appear to grant an unusually high number of sentence reductions for criminals who cooperate, according to data compiled by

WNY Justice System Hammered by Hochuls

October 25, 2014

By: Mike Madigan The headline in The Buffalo News on January 14, 2010 stated, “Feds Bring down Hammer on Wheatfield Drug Ring”. Unknown to the paper, the only thing that actually was about to be hammered was the integrity of

Higgins’ non-position on Syria created ISIS, says Weppner

October 25, 2014

Our local Congressman, Brian Higgins, serves as the most powerful Democrat on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee that oversees the National Security Agency and the nation’s intelligence apparatus. He simultaneously serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and receives regular

Next Elections Commissioner should be a woman, activists say

October 25, 2014

Many female activists in the local Democratic Party organization are disappointed that Chairman Jeremy Zellner has nominated Len Lenihan, the former Chairman, for the position of Elections Commissioner. They were hoping that the next Commissioner would be a woman —