The Buffalo Chronicle
Corruption
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Would a local jury pool be tainted in the Ciminelli bid rigging case?
The attorneys for Louis Ciminelli, Michael Lapple, and Kevin Schuler — the three LP Ciminelli executives indicted on public corruption allegations, including bribery and bid rigging — are petitioning the court to move…
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Pigeon may take a plea, handing prosecutors Senator Tim Kennedy
It is being rumored among political operatives that former Democratic Party Chairman G. Steven Pigeon — recently indicted on bribery charges by his longtime nemesis Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — is willing to take…
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Scathing affidavit disclosed in racketeering case against Mayor Brown
Former Deputy Mayor Steve Casey is providing affidavit testimony in the racketeering case against the three-term Mayor Byron W. Brown at the crux of corruption charges that could send him to prison.…
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Maziarz may not be out of the woods just yet, as probe heats up
BY TONY FARINA Is former State Senator George Maziarz out of the woods nearly two years after he left office under the cloud of a federal investigation? While Maziarz left office denying…
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FBI questions Zellner over shake down of judicial candidates
Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner was questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigations last week. The nation’s leading law enforcement agency for public corruption cases is interested in a 2014…
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Empire State Development still resisting FOIL requests in allegations against Hoyt
BY TONY FARINA The Empire State Development Agency (ESD) is the umbrella organization for New York’s two principal economic development entities, the Urban Development Corporation and the Job Development Authority. It is…
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Everyone had at least one brush with Pigeon
BY FRANK PARLATO A POLITICAL QUESTION The question of whether politics was a motive for New York State Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman’s prosecution of political operative and attorney G. Steven Pigeon, 55,…
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How Cuomo made medical marijuana insanely expensive
BY MARC GROMIS As the number of patients qualifying to purchase medical cannabis under New York’s program slowly rises, many are complaining about the high price of the medicine in New York. Medical…
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The Public reports Justice John Michalek involved in state investigation
The Public’s Managing Editor Geoff Kelly is reporting that New York State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek as the target of a state investigation. Kelly writes: MICHALEK GOSSIP: Those downtown lawyers are always talking. The…
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Mike Madigan slams Cuomo’s Solar City deal
BY A.J. BELL Grand Island Councilman Mike Madigan, a rising star in the local Republican Party, is slamming the Cuomo Administration’s signature economic development project, which is also the subject of an ongoing…
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An inside look at political corruption in New York
BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. The recent convictions of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos provide a great inside view of how campaign cash and political corruption meet. A key…
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Peter F. Paul threatens to expose Hillary Clinton
Peter F. Paul, a major contributor to Bill and Hillary Clinton when they were still in the White House, is alleging that he gave the Clintons $2 million in campaign contributions to Hillary…
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Brown, Evanko thick as thieves
Today — at the second full day of the allegedly ‘public’ hearing to remove Joe Mascia as an elected official under New York State Housing Law — hearing officer Anne E. Evanko…
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State cannot afford project labor agreements
BY RICH PURTELL A project labor agreement is a protectionist strategy, usually applied to public work, which mandates a certain labor pool to be used for a construction project. New York State…
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Madigan demands term limits in aftermath of Albany scandals
Newly elected Grand Island Councilman Mike Madigan has released a statement on the conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — and is using a…
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A Jan 2nd indictment exudes class, symbolism
United States Attorney Preet Bharara is expected to indict Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday, January 2nd of next year. Sources familiar with the US Attorney say that he is waiting until after the holidays to make…
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Emboldened by Silver conviction, Bharara to indict Cuomo Jan 2nd
United States Attorney Preet Bharara feels emboldened, sources say, following the conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — on all of seven corruption charges. Despite lacking a “smoking gun” to constitute…
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Tea Party leader calls for US Attorney Hochul to step down
Rus Thompson, the outspoken Tea Party leader,founder of TEA NY (Taxed Enough Already), and Grand Island businessman, is calling for US Attorney William Hochul to step down from his role as the region’s…
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Christopher, Giambra in spotlight as the conspiracy to smear Joe Mascia unfolds
Earlier this year the regional manager of Sheen and Shine — a local minority and veteran owned business that that does work for New York State Gas and Electric (NYSEG) — traveled to Albany…
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Source: Delaware North was preparing to hire Chris Grant the day of Pigeon raids
Delaware North is interviewing for a senior communications advisor. They were close to hiring Steve Casey, the former Buffalo deputy mayor, for the job. Before he got the offer, he removed himself from consideration due to…
