Malcolm Smith
'Attack on Black Leaders: Corruption or Conspiracy?': a debate in southeast Queens
State Senator James Sanders, who won his seat in the state legislature shortly after the incumbent there was accused of stealing thousands of dollars in state money, is hosting an event entitled "Attack on Black Leaders: Corruption or Conspiracy?" More
(2)Bharara's diagnosis: New York needs more transparency, investigative reporters
Here's the speech delivered this morning by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, who brought national attention to the "rampant" corruption in New York politics by announcing complaints against a number of local legislators and operatives. More
Josh Margolin hired away from the 'New York Post' by ABC
Josh Margolin, who helped write the book about the pervasiveness of public corruption in New Jersey and has had several front-page scoops since joining the New York Post's City Hall bureau from the Star Ledger in late 2010, has been hired away by ABC News. More
(1)Cuomo denies a plot to get Sheldon Silver, says the problem isn't in Albany
Governor Andrew Cuomo this morning denied one part of a report that he was considering unseating Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and sought to refocus the media's attention on electoral corruption in New York City. More
(3)Skurnik on Albany: Corrupt government is not necessarily dysfunctional government
Government can be doing "the people's business and there still can be a lot of corruption," said political consultant Jerry Skurnik. "They're not mutually exclusive." More
Winning: Malcolm Smith tops Quinn, Lhota and everyone else in search
This week, he did eclipse the governor and the president, in terms of search engine traffic in New York, according to GoogleTrends. More
(1)Dadey: Start by giving the attorney general more power to pursue rotten officials
New York has a problem with political corruption, and no part of the local firmament is blameless when it comes to tolerating, if not actively creating, the circumstances that enable it. More
(1)Bharara again, with feeling: Corruption is 'rampant' in New York
For the second time in three days, a member of the New York State legislature was arrested on bribery and corruption charges. More
(1)Last surviving 'amigo' turns corruption arrests into a pitch for his mayoral candidate
On the steps of City Hall this afternoon, State Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. lamented the corruption allegations that led to the arrests this week of his longtime colleague in the Senate, Malcolm Smith, and an assemblyman from Diaz's home borough of the Bronx, Eric Stevenson. More
What are Smith and Halloran a symptom of?
The wide-ranging corruption scandal involving State Senator Malcolm Smith and City Councilman Dan Halloran was knocked off the tabloid front pages this morning by Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno. More
Quinn defends member items, Kelly defends stops, Colvin goes to the Observer
Why the arrest of Malcolm Smith is problematic for Andrew Cuomo. [Josh Benson]
The scene in White Plains, where Smith et al went before a judge. [Reid Pillifant]
Rangel: Malcolm Smith is a Republican problem
"Malcolm Smith was all right until he left the Democratic Party," said Rep. Charlie Rangel. More
(1)How papers around New York State played the Smith-Halloran scandal
Almost everyone featured State Senator Malcolm Smith as the main culprit trying to scheme his way into the New York City mayor's race. But it's Smith's role in the State Senate that apparently gave other newspapers around the state to write about the mostly New York City-based scandal. More
Quinn defends member items but definitely not Dan Halloran
Council Speaker Christine Quinn today said the allegations against State Senator Malcolm Smith and Councilman Dan Halloran "an outrageous abdication of the public's trust," but declined to outline what steps she thought might prevent this sort of thing in the future. More
Andrew Cuomo and the shenanigan-free Senate coalition
It isn't great for Andrew Cuomo, today's arrest of Malcolm Smith for an alleged bribery scheme. More
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