Category: New York

Gov. Paterson and his Yankees tickets

This is one of several news reports discussing Gov. Paterson’s attendance at Game One of the World Series. The inquiry by the New York state public integrity commission followed news reports that Paterson’s senior adviser requested free tickets from the Yankees to last week’s opening game of the baseball championship series at Yankee Stadium in […]

New York corruption trial to begin

The Post reports that Joseph Bruno’s trial on corruption charges is set to start this week. Federal prosecutors accuse Bruno of collecting $3.2 million in commissions and gifts over 13 years in return for using his state influence to benefit a dozen labor unions and three private businessmen. He has pleaded not guilty and denounced […]