Probe Of Moreland Commission shows "insufficient evidence"Probe Of Moreland Commission shows
Posted Monday, January 11th 2016 @ 1pm by 810 & 103.1 WGY
A federal prosecutor’s investigation has found insufficient evidence of any federal crime in Gov. Cuomo's premature closing of New York's anti-corruption Moreland Commission.
Cuomo appointed the commission consisting mostly of prosecutors in 2013 to investigate public corruption by state officials for two years, but closed it in 2014 following agreement from state legislators to enact some ethics measures.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who took over the commission's files and recently convicted two top Albany legislators using some of that material, also criticized the early shutdown.
He says Monday that after "a thorough investigation" into possible interference with its operation, his office has concluded there's "insufficient evidence to prove a federal crime" unless there's any additional proof that may develop.
Read the official statement here
http://www.justice.gov/usao-sd.....ission-investigation.
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