Free Republic

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- As Gov. Andrew Cuomo was on the cusp of awarding $2 billion in economic development money in Albany this morning, a top U.S. prosecutor made it clear that he was watching. It was a chilling first tweet from the prosecutor who is looking into state contracts awarded in Cuomo's key Upstate project -- the Buffalo Billion. Bharara is the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. He's been targeting political corruption in Albany for more than a year. Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted by a federal jury last week. Former Senate leader, Dean...