Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Federal Court Complaint May Shed Light on Assemblyman Nojay's Death

 
By Mike Hedeen

One of the unanswered questions that remain after Assemblyman Bill Nojay's suicide on Friday: What is contained in the sealed federal complaint against him?

It's believed Nojay was to appear in federal court Friday, where a complaint would be unsealed allegedly charging him with fraud.  

Nojay was not only a state assemblyman running for re-election when he killed himself Friday morning near his family's burial plot at Riverside Cemetery, he was also an attorney, businessman and volunteer with non-profit organizations. Since that complaint is sealed, the public may never know what the charges are that were pending against Nojay. Defense attorney Jon Getz, who handles many cases in federal court, says it will be unsealed if others are implicated.  

"Since it was sealed, the government certainly will not unseal it. The question is whether or not a party, whether it be the media or some entity or a person who thinks they may have interest in this, in making a motion to unseal it. And it's a very specific motion that needs to be made, so it's a good question. An average citizen, I think, would have a lot more trouble getting it unsealed," Getz said. 

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Source: Time Warner Cable News (via The Empire Report)

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