A former Auburn police officer convicted of numerous charges, including receiving bribes and several counts of official misconduct, is seeking a new trial. The combination of prosecutorial misconduct and erroneous judicial rulings denied Brian K. Hutchings a fair trial, his ...

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ALBANY — The new corruption commission pursuing misconduct in New York government has more teeth than its predecessor two decades ago, but skeptics say the test is whether it recycles rhetoric against persistent Albany corruption or actually bites anyone. The ...

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ALBANY — The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has concluded that a child sex incident that predated his 27 years as an Onondaga County Family Court judge constitutes misconduct that disqualifies Bryan R. Hedges from ever again being ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Civil Servant Misconduct — Termination Emmerling v. Town of Richmond TP 11-00294 Appealed from the Supreme Court, Ontario County Background: The petitioner commenced an Article 78 proceeding seeking to annul the determination to terminate his employment ...

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NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics Misconduct Reporting Opinion 854 Background: The inquirer was a former employee of a lawyer. The inquirer believed that his former employer failed to pay wages and premiums on employer-provided health insurance, overbilled clients, and misrepresented ...

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Efforts by Congress to oversee the federal judiciary are being renewed with the re-introduction of a bill that would create an inspector general to conduct investigations of alleged misconduct. The bill was introduced in the 112th Congress ...

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Appellate Division, Third Department Unemployment Benefits Disqualification — Misconduct Matter of Lumbrazo v. Environmental Remediation Services Inc. 509701 Appealed from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board Background: The claimant worked as a job site supervisor for a demolition and remediation contractor.  ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Charles Rangel has his swagger back, but not his power. The 40-year congressional veteran on Thursday became the 23rd House member in the nation's history to be censured for misconduct.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House ethics committee's chief counsel recommended Thursday that veteran Rep. Charles Rangel be censured for financial and fundraising misconduct as lawmakers neared closure on an embarrassing 2½-year-long scandal.

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