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Cuomo Throwing Exclusive, Private Party For Ex-Staffers At West Side Penthouse, Report Says Cuomo Throwing Exclusive, Private Party For Ex-Staffers At West Side Penthouse, Report Says
Cuomo Throwing Exclusive, Private Party For Ex-Staffers At West Side Penthouse, Report Says It’s going to be a real classy affair. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly hosting an “exclusive, private, super secret, alumni only” soiree. Page Six reported that the governor is taking ex-staffers to a West Side penthouse for a party. Invitees reportedly “may not bring a friend, spouse, goldfish, headhunter or camera. Guests include fund-raisers, etceteras, maybe even lobbyists, who once called the Gov ‘boss.’ 
“Not RSVPing will be those unfortunately detained,” author Cindy Adams mused. “Like former aide Joe Percoco, ex Economic Development czar Alain Kaloyeros and anyone else wh…

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by Zak Failla
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Gloves Off: Molinaro Calls Cuomo 'Classless Buffoon' After Attack Ad Rips GOP Candidate's Wife Gloves Off: Molinaro Calls Cuomo 'Classless Buffoon' After Attack Ad Rips GOP Candidate's Wife
Gloves Off: Molinaro Calls Cuomo 'Classless Buffoon' After Attack Ad Rips GOP Candidate's Wife Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign has just released an attack ad accusing his Republican challenger Marc Molinaro for engaging in “the worst of pay-to-play politics.” The ad comes two weeks after the Dutchess County executivie unveiled his own television ad blasting Cuomo about corruption-related convictions of former top advisers. Tuesday's Cuomo ad prompted Molinaro to call the Democratic governor a “classless buffoon," while posting a response here on Facebook.  The 30-second Cuomo ad, which is running on television statewide, accused Molinaro of accepting more than $5,000 in donations …

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by Jon Craig
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Cuomo Campaign Is Trying To Get This Molinaro TV Ad Pulled, Report Says Cuomo Campaign Is Trying To Get This Molinaro TV Ad Pulled, Report Says
Cuomo Campaign Is Trying To Get This Molinaro TV Ad Pulled, Report Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s re-election campaign has filed a cease-and-desist letter to television stations trying to have his Republican challenger's new ad pulled from the air, claiming it is “false, misleading and defamatory” because the news article cited does not say that Cuomo himself is being probed as part of the Crystal Run investigation. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Cuomo's GOP opponent, unveiled the TV ad this past weekend slamming Cuomo of New Castle about corruption convictions involving some top state aides and advisers. “It is false, cheap and nasty,” Cuomo campaign spoke…

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by Jon Craig
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Corruption Probes Won't Hurt Re-Election Chance, Cuomo Says Corruption Probes Won't Hurt Re-Election Chance, Cuomo Says
Corruption Probes Won't Hurt Re-Election Chance, Cuomo Says t’s not the governor -- just associates and appointees surrounding him. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle continues to distance himself from a federal corruption scandal that has tarnished the reputation of his economic development projects, according to media reports.  Cuomo argues that a series of guilty verdicts won’t hurt his chance of re-election in the fall. “I think there has never been a suggestion that I did anything wrong,” Cuomo said in Brooklyn, according to this article in the New York Post. “Can we do more checks and balances? Yeah, we always can, but you will always have some…

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by Jon Craig
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Cuomo Cronies Found Guilty In Bid-Rigging Scheme Trial Cuomo Cronies Found Guilty In Bid-Rigging Scheme Trial
Cuomo Cronies Found Guilty In Bid-Rigging Scheme Trial The former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and three real estate developers and close confidants of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have been found guilty on fraud and conspiracy charges in connection to rigging bids regarding the Buffalo Billion construction project, which is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Alain Kaloyeros, a former member of the Cuomo administration, was convicted of all three counts against him in court, including conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud this week. Three of Kaloyeros’ co-conspirators, upstate real estate developers Louis Ciminelli, Steven Aiello …

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by Zak Failla
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Molinaro Cites 'Quid-Pro-Cuomo' Emails In Bid-Rigging Trial Molinaro Cites 'Quid-Pro-Cuomo' Emails In Bid-Rigging Trial
Molinaro Cites 'Quid-Pro-Cuomo' Emails In Bid-Rigging Trial Secret emails loomed large as communications detailing "Quid-pro-Cuomo" were presented by federal prosecutors at the "Buffalo Billion bid-rigging trial," Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro said in a campaign mailing. The Dutchess County executive, who is running against Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle, was referring to the federal corruption case investigating links between Democratic campaign donations and state-backed developers. A SUNY official on trial for allegedly rigging bids to favor donors to Cuomo on Upstate economic development projects was advis…

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by Jon Craig