Probe

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, talks with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver during a news conference in Albany on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. (credit: AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Would Welcome Ethics Probe Into Payout Approval

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said that he would welcome an ethics probe into his approval of a secret payout of tax money that was used to settle a sexual harassment case.

2012/08/29

Jury Convicts 3 Wall Street Traders In Hedge Fund Trial

Three stock traders have been convicted in the second federal trial stemming from a massive probe of insider trading at hedge funds.

2011/06/13

Insider Trading Probe Yields Guilty Plea In NYC

Don Chu entered the plea in federal court in Manhattan. He is among 13 people charged so far in a probe of those in the securities industry who give out inside information instead of legitimate research.

2011/06/08

Legislature Can Veto Probes Under New Ethics Deal

The new ethics law agreement in scandal-scarred Albany includes a provision that would allow the Legislature to veto investigations of its own members within the same party. Good-government groups, however, said the overall proposal is still potentially a vast improvement.

2011/06/07

Closing Arguments Start In NYC Insider Trading Trial

The arguments were expected to last all day Wednesday. They’ll include the replaying of some of the hundreds of taped phone conversations made by the government.

2011/06/01