Buffalo Billion
Cuomo to restore comptroller's audit powers after 'Buffalo Billion' scandal
š³ Cuomo and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli had an aļ·ŗgreement in January to restore the comptrollerās powers to audit development projects being pushed through State University of New York and City...
Census figures show that Cuomo's 'Buffalo Billion' isn't working
A full three-quarters of Wāestern New Yorkās cities and towns are losing population, with Buffalo the biggest loser as it shrank by an average of 51 people a day since...
Disgraced lobbyist and star witness in Percoco case gets 5 yšears probation
The disgraced lobbyist-turned-star government witness whose testimš§øony put a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in prison -- and whose own conduct during the aideās trial landed him in...
'Buffalo Billion' informant avoids jail time
An executive who took part in a šscheme to rig bids for the troubled Buffalo Billion development project and later cooperated with prosecutors has aāØvoided prison. Kevin Schuler, who pleaded...
Worse than Amazon: Cuomoās Buffalo Billion just weānt bust
Amazonās pullout Thursday wasnāt even the worst economic developmešnt news for Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week: Just two days earlier, his economic development czar basically admitted that the govās signature...
'Buffalo Billion' lobbyist-turned-witness to be sentenced in April
A sentencing date has been set for the crooked lobbyist-turned-government-cooperator who was the star witness at the trial for a š¼cš °onvicted aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Todd Howe ā an...
No one is targeting the real corruption plaguing New York š
Federal Judge Valerie Caproni sentenced former state economic development czar Alain Kaloyeros toā3Ā½ years in prison Tuesdź§ay, ending one major chapter in the Cuomo corruption scandals. We wisšh we could...
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The architect of Gov. Cuomoās āBuffalo Billionā program to reviš¦talize upstate was sentenced to 3-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday by a judge who blasted him for putting a desire to... ą¶£
'Buffalo Billion' cohort gets prison in corruption case
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Syracuse developer Joseph Gerardi to 2 Ā¹/āź¦ years behind bars for his role in a bid-riggāing scheme that corrupted Gov. Cuomoās āBuffalo Billionā program to...
Buffalo Bilšlion real estate exąµ©ec sentenced to 28 months
A Manhattan federal judge Monday blasted a real estate executive for playing dumb about bid-rigging contracts paid fošr by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Buffalo Billion" economic development program before sentencing him...
A former Cuomo ally calls oź§ut his Buffalo Bāillion bull
Stephanie Minerās independent run for governor maš§øy not have much chance, but at least the former Syracuse mayor is showing that not all Democrats are in denial over Gov. Andrew...
Cuomo's foes bash him over Albany corruption
Gov. Cuomoās opponents fešasted on word that his former ršight-hand man Joseph Percoco was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday ā and blamed the two-term Democratic incumbent for allowing...
Nixon slams Cuomo 'corruption' at site of Buffalo Billion project
Cynthia Nixon viš sitešd the scene of the crime Tuesday ā a key project in Gov. Cuomoās scandal-plagued Buffalo Billion program. In a symbolic dig at the governor, Nixon held a...
Star witness for feds iną“ corruption cšases walks free
Crooked lobbyist Todd Howe was released from jail Thursday after a Manhatštan judge agreed to free him until his Nov. 2 sentencing for Albany corruption. Howe ā the star witness...
Even more evidence of Cuomo pay-to-play corruptš °ion
š Fresh evidence keeps rolling in that Gov. Andrew Cuomoās āeconomic developmentā programs amount to ošne vast pay-to-play scheme. The latest: an Albany Times-Union exposĆ© on the exceptional state aid for...
Crooked ex-lobbyist Todd Howe fšiles plan to get out of jail
A crooked ex-lobbyist who tried to avoid paying for a stay at the Waldorf Astoria hotel while cutting a deal with the feds has promā¦ised not to use any credit...
Cuomo seemšs ready to double down on another white elephant āØ
ā Gov. Cuomoās strategy of handing companies billions to create jobs has failed miserably. So whatās his plan now? Give the firms even more money. As the Investigative Post reports, state... ą¹
Cuomo's claim he didn't spot corruption all around him is beyond pathetic
Gov. Andrew Cuomo must be walking around blindā folded, with all the corruption he claims not to have seen. Monday, the Albany Times Union reporteį£d that the govās ex-top aide, Joe...
Molinaro's long-needed reforms to clean up Albany
Thursdayās guilty verdicts in the Buffalo Billion trial put the issue of corruption front and center in the race for governor. Andrew CuomoāšÆs already shown hiš“s position by reneging on...
Nixon to Cuomo: Return donations from 'Buffalo Billions' convicts
Gov. Cuomoās Democratic rival Cynthia Nixon on Saturdį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©ay called for him to return thousands in campaign cash from donors convicted in the āBuffalo Billionā bid-rigging case. Alain Kaloyeros, the former...