By Kenneth Lovett
ALBANY — The state attorney general's office and a federal prosecutor
are both looking into the payouts of thousands of dollars in
questionable stipends to state senators who were identified in pay
records as committee chairs when they weren't, the Daily News has
learned.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and the U.S. Attorney
Eastern District office each have requested documents from state
Controller Thomas DiNapoli related to the matter, a source with direct
knowledge of the situation said.
“Both requests happened very rapidly after the news of the payments in question broke,” the source said.
In order for Schneiderman to launch a criminal investigation, it would
need a formal referral from the controller's office. It's unclear
whether such a referral was made.
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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
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