Watchdog secures scandal records
ALBANY— The state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics has ordered state records to be secured regarding a $103,000 private settlement of sexual harassment charges against a Democratic assemblyman in letters that appear to confirm the board is investigating the case, officials said Thursday.
In addition, attorney Gloria Allred who represented women in the private settlement said she has received subpoenas from JCOPE and is cooperating with the commission.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office received an “information preservation” letter, a spokesman said Thursday. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office also received a letter, said DiNapoli spokeswoman Kate Gurnett.
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