Federal Investigation Looks at Cuomo and Moreland Commission Referrals

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ERICA ORDEN and CHRISTOPHER M. MATTHEWS CONNECT

staff directed an anticorruption commission to not refer cases to district attorneys for prosecution, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, formed by Mr. Cuomo in 2013, turned up evidence of potentially criminal wrongdoing by from six to 12 lawmakers, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing a commissioner and people familiar with the matter.

Before being shut down by the governor in March, the panel made some criminal referrals and sent investigative files to the U.S. attorney for the Northern District and the state attorney general.

Now, prosecutors are looking closely at whether anyone in the administration encouraged the commission to avoid referring cases to Albany District Attorney David Soares, according to people familiar with the matter. One of these people said prosecutors also were looking at the same issue for cases that could have been referred to Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/federal-investigation-looks-at-cuomo-and-moreland-commission-referrals-1407459680

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