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In Reese v. Board of Elections, questions of Republican judge’s political bias loom over suspect ruling
A recent ruling in an election law case made by local State Supreme Court Judge Christopher Burns is raising eyebrows in the legal community and is raising questions about his partiality in…
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Judicial Watch sues DOJ for communications between Peter Strzok and Bruce Ohr
Ohr Testified He Had At least Two Meetings with Steele, Justice Department Told Judicial Watch it Has No Responsive Records Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit…
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Ohio asks Feds to designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations, Cuomo silent
Following a massive bust of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Ohio, state legislators are utilizing many of Judicial Watch’s arguments to get the federal government to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations…
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Judicial Watch sues FBI for records of payments to dossier author Chris Steele
Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records of communications and payments between the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
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Judge Barnes’ husband bribed Zellner for Democrat nomination, sources say
Sources are telling The Chronicle that newly elected County Court Judge Sue Maxwell-Barnes‘ husband, Rich Barnes, bribed Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner with political donations in order to secure the nomination for…
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Taxpayer-funded propaganda gets very expensive under Cuomo
BY MIKE MADIGAN Governor Andrew Cuomo has been accused of using taxpayer dollars to fund propaganda that promotes his administration, perhaps most infamously, in the form of hundreds of millions of dollars…
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A deeper scandal may be hidden in Panepinto’s sentencing details
BY MIKE MADIGAN Is there a much larger scandal buried in the details of Senator Marc Panepinto‘s sentencing? United States Attorney JP Kennedy‘s office alleged, and Panepinto pled, that bribe funds and…
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Thurman Thomas calls on County Legislature, NFL to reform bail bond system
Thurman Thomas — one of the Buffalo Bills’ most legendary players and a key to the team’s four-year Superbowl streak in the 1990s — appeared before the Erie County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee on Thursday…
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Fitton to testify on Clinton Foundation oversight
(Washington, DC) –Judicial Watch announced that President Tom Fitton will provide testimony on December 13 before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Government Operations during a hearing titled “Oversight of Nonprofit…
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Jacobs’ family contributions suggest quid pro-quo on Delaware North casinos
The timing of a series of campaign contributions from senior members of Buffalo’s most wealthy family to its political scion, freshman Senator Chris Jacobs, is suggestive of a quid pro quo arrangement…
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Silver convicted on all counts — again
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, 74, was found guilty Friday of receiving more than $4 million in kickbacks — a sound affirmation of a 2015 conviction that had been overturned on appeal. …
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Kaloyeros’ cooperation may throw Ciminelli defendants under the bus
Alain Kaloyeros, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic and a principle target of public corruption charges that have engulfed the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, is widely thought to be cooperating with…
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Source says Yevoli was trailed by FBI in Cuomo corruption scandal
Michael Yevoli, the Regional President of Empire State Development’s Capitol Region, is seemingly at the center of the public corruption scandal that has engulfed the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration —…
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Kaloyeros rumored to be offering evidence against Cuomo
It is being widely rumored among political operatives that Alain Kaloyeros, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic and a principle target of public corruption charges that have engulfed the administration of Governor…
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WNY defense attorneys, ranked
This year’s Top 5 Criminal Defense Attorneys have been released, ranked annually by The Chronicle. If you need them, these are the top guys in town to turn to — if you can afford them. …
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More charges against Pigeon expected this year
A source familiar with the FBI’s investigation into political operative G. Steven Pigeon believe that FBI Agent Brian Burns is working on an interwoven web of investigations that stem from a trove of emails obtained in…
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David Baazov implicated in Pigeon conspiracy to solicit foreign funds for Cuomo campaign
This morning, United States Attorney Patrick Kennedy and FBI Agent-in-Charge Adam Cohen explained new felony charges against the political operative G. Steven Pigeon, who is already under indictment by New York State Attorney…
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Investigators rumored to be ‘probing’ top Cuomo aide, Melissa DeRosa
A source familiar with investigations initiated under former United States Attorney Preet Bharara has told The Chronicle that there is an “ongoing probe” of Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s top aide and her family. This week, Chief of…
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Pay to play culture at city hall could be Mayor Brown’s undoing
It may be true that donors contributed to Mayor Byron Brown out of an earnest desire for good governance, and it may be true that Brown gave no heed to whether a…
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AG files felony election charges against Pigeon; Kennedy not charged
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman‘s Office filed felony election charges against the renowned political operative G. Steven Pigeon — a confidant of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and billionaire B. Thomas…
