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Secretive $25K Per Plate Rooftop Cuomo Fundraiser On Eve Of Budget Deadline Draws Scrutiny Secretive $25K Per Plate Rooftop Cuomo Fundraiser On Eve Of Budget Deadline Draws Scrutiny
Secretive $25K Per Plate Rooftop Cuomo Fundraiser On Eve Of Budget Deadline Draws Scrutiny New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under new scrutiny after acting as the guest of honor at a rooftop dinner where plates were going for $25,000 each. The New York Times reported that Cuomo was a featured guest on the 20th floor of the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan earlier this month, at an event attended by lobbyists where the minimum donation started at $25,000 in an event held Thursday, March 14, just over two weeks before the New York State budget was due. Those involved attempted to keep the highly secretive dinner under the radar, and it was not listed in the governor’s calendar, the report…

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by Zak Failla
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New Website Created By Political Foe To 'Dig Up Dirt' On Gov. Cuomo New Website Created By Political Foe To 'Dig Up Dirt' On Gov. Cuomo
New Website Created By Political Foe To 'Dig Up Dirt' On Gov. Cuomo Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has created a political website for whistleblowers to provide tips on suspected crimes committed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration. Molinaro, a Republican running for governor on Nov. 6, said he created CuomoLeaks.com after “countless calls, often in whispered tones” alleging wrongdoing by top Cuomo aides and appointees. “For months, my campaign has been receiving information from courageous state employees seeking to expose corruption and frustrated by the refusal of New York State law enforcement figures to act on what they view as clear illegal…

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by Jon Craig