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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…
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Bishop Malone’s relevance fades as activists raise questions about his sexuality
Bishop Richard Malone, who leads the Diocese of Buffalo has angered Buffalo area activists with a “bitter” statement opposing today’s decision by the Supreme Court to legalize same sex marriage. Malone’s statement appears…
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Carney takes heat from preservation community over lax enforcement
For the last three years, preservationists have been pushing for tougher enforcement of building codes and a more aggressive pursuit of slumlords for violations. City Housing Court Judge Patrick Carney is taking…
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Public procurement ‘S-words’ and cronyism
By Rich Purtell Standardization. Single Sourcing. Sole Sourcing. Strategic Sourcing. These have all become common techniques used in the purchase of government goods and services. “Procurement” is the term used to mean…
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Does a caged bird sing?
Western New York’s political world has been inalterably rocked today with the issuance of search warrants at the homes of the renowned political operative G. Steven Pigeon, and two others: former Deputy Mayor…
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Justice O’Donnell is dragging his feet on BMHA ruling
Mayor Byron Brown’s five appointments to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s board of commissioners were made illegally, alleges the tenant elected Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia. In accordance with the articles of incorporation…
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Jurists wonder how Panepintos navigate “impossible” conflicts of interest
Former and aspiring candidates for various judgeships have been wondering how State Senator Marc Panepinto and his wife, State Supreme Court Justice Catherine Nugent Panepinto, navigate what they call “impossible conflicts of interest.”…
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Standardization: a flawed strategy to save costs on government construction?
By Rich Purtell Webster defines standardize: “to change (things) so that they are similar and consistent and agree with rules about what is proper and acceptable.” The process can certainly be used…
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Consolidation of government procurement worsens corruption in government
By Rich Purtell A plan called FSSI (Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative) is akin to “legalized cronyism”. HR 1441 is a bill now under consideration that is in need of a CBA (cost benefit…
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Combating corruption in government construction requires a new approach
By Rich Purtell At a young age we are all educated about the USA gold standards of “innocent until proven guilty” and double-jeopardy. These are fit and proper standards for criminal convictions,…
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Stunning incompetence at Housing Authority has residents concerned
The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s stunning level of incompetence was on display at the agency’s March Board meeting last Thursday, and it is having horrible impacts on the 31 public housing complexes…
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Public corruption is much more than bribery
By Rich Purtell The landmark US Supreme Court case Citizens United v. FEC, decided in 2010, protected free speech but unfortunately as a consequence the ruling essentially established that political corruption and…
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US Attorney Hochul’s harsh sentences cast in doubt, lives impacted
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…
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WNY Justice System Hammered by Hochuls
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…
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Frank Max alleges that Zellner solicited bribes from judicial candidates
Frank Max, the Chairman of the Cheektowaga Democratic Party organization who nearly ousted Eire County Chairman Jeremy Zellner two years ago, is alleging that the young man solicited $4,000 bribes from each…
