“Town of Duanesburg has prepared and adopted this Fraud Abuse Awareness and Reporting Policy to help protect public assets and prevent fraud and/or abuse of public funds.” read the agenda Town Board Agenda 14 May 2020. UPDATE: 2 August 2021 the above link to May 14, 2020 Agenda no longer works … [Read more…]
“The energy consultant accused of forging documents to get state funding for a troubled solar power installation at two Oregon universities offered a surprising new alibi this week. My brother did it. In a sworn statement filed Monday in Marion County Circuit Court, Phil Shain, the brother of the Seattle-based consultant, Martin Shain, claims … [Read more…]
“A sentencing date has been set for the crooked lobbyist-turned-government-cooperator who was the star witness at the trial for a convicted aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Todd Howe — an Albany lobbyist who was at the center of a pair of bid-rigging and pay-to-play corruption schemes — will be sentenced on April 5. He … [Read more…]
“The usual suspects had predictable reactions this week after a federal trial jury convicted three upstate real-estate developers and the State University’s onetime nanotech czar, Alain Kaloyeros, on charges of bid-rigging tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upstate economic-development projects. Cuomo’s harshest critics jumped on the verdict in the Buffalo Billion case as further evidence … [Read more…]
“Over the past 43 years, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna became one of New York’s largest and most prominent legal and lobbying firms. In just eight days at the recent political corruption trial of Joe Percoco and three businessmen, it gained a less prestigious distinction: the firm that employed Todd R. Howe, a convicted felon … [Read more…]
“Six high school seniors and their parents are levying serious accusations against Duanesburg Central School District officials, saying they canceled a college-level chemistry class midyear because the students’ grades weren’t good enough. The group, which also includes AMRI Global chemist Brian Bliss, who assisted in teaching the class, provided the Times Union with a … [Read more…]