Democrat Gov Andrew Cuomo was on-track to nail Albany’s systemic corruption. His 2013 Moreland Commission was focused on Democrat Silver’s ties to law firms....but Cuomo abruptly shut it down. Thus the US Atty who nailed Silver remains furious at Cuomo and continues to probe Cuomo’s actions.
Cuomo boasted the Moreland panel would dig dirt...trace campaign donations, legislation and pork-barrel
spending to connect the dots to corrupt quid pro quos. “We want to see who gives you money, the legislation you introduce and your member items,” he boasted.
Then Antsy Andy pulled the plug when nervous lawmakers, who had fought the panel’s subpoenas, agreed to toothless ethics rules.
Quelle scandale..... and now Andy’s second term begins with the Silver scandal.