Members of Cuomo's anti-corruption panel failed to pursue 1,500 criminal referrals from Board of Ele
Members of Cuomo's anti-corruption panel failed to pursue 1,500 criminal referrals from Board of Elections
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Kenneth Lovett
ALBANY — Even as they investigate the state Board of Elections, nine members of Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission who are also sitting district attorneys did not pursue about 1,500 criminal referrals from the board since 2006, statistics show.
The bulk of the complaints involved candidates who did not make their required campaign finance filings. The rest were for contributions that exceeded the legal limit.
Most of the referrals went to Albany County District Attorney David Soares, one of 25 people appointed last month by Cuomo to his anti-corruption commission, according to stats compiled by the Board of Elections at the request of the Daily News.
Soares’ office did not prosecute any of the 1,356 referrals from the board since 2007 regarding candidates who did not submit their required filings.
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