Cuomo Retains Defense Counsel as Corruption Probe Widens
Thursday, 31 Jul 2014 10:19 PM
A criminal defense attorney says
he's been retained by the office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a federal prosecutor threatens to widen an
investigation into the Democratic governor's handling of an anti-corruption
commission.
Elkan Abramowitz said Thursday he
was hired some time ago to represent the governor's office. Cuomo faces
questions about whether his administration meddled with the commission.
The New York Times reports that
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is threatening to investigate Cuomo's office for
obstruction or witness tampering for allegedly asking commissioners to speak
out about the panel's work.
Cuomo's office acknowledged
Thursday having conversations with "relevant parties."
Five commissioners publicly
rejected talk of interference on Monday, the same day Cuomo dismissed
allegations that an adviser improperly pressured commissioners not to
investigate entities linked to Cuomo.
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew
M. Cuomo is the New York state government governor, Mario M. Cuomo’s son, and was married
to Kerry Kennedy.
Note: Mario M. Cuomo was
the New York state government governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
is Andrew M. Cuomo’s father, and a board
of adviser’s member for the American
Constitution Society.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society, and the Human Rights First.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First.
Kerry
Kennedy is a director at the Human
Rights First, and was married to Andrew
M. Cuomo.
William
D. Zabel is the chair for the Human
Rights First, and was George Soros’s
divorce lawyer.
Mark
A. Angelson was a director at the Human
Rights First, and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
James
D. Zirin was a director at the Human
Rights First, and is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle
Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin
LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP.
Newton
N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
R.
Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Faith Elizabeth
Gay was an attorney at Sidley Austin
LLP, and is a director at the American
Constitution Society.
Mario
M. Cuomo is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society, Andrew
M. Cuomo’s father, and was the New York state government governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state.
Andrew
M. Cuomo is Mario M. Cuomo’s son,
the New York state government governor, and was married to Kerry Kennedy.
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