8/10/2019 SHOULD A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR CORRUPTION IN OFFICE BE RE-ELECTED???

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SHOULD A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL UNDER INVESTIGATION FORCORRUPTION IN OFFICE BE RE-ELECTED???.

Governor Andrew Cuoo !" runn!n# !n $%e Nove&er '()* +or re-e,e$!on " #overnor o+ N/ S$$e.Re#rd,e"" o+ $%e &e,on#!n# $o 0o,!$!, 0r$1 o+ n1 Aer!n !$!2en vo$er3 orru0$ #overnen$o++!!, "%ou,d no$ &e re-e,e$ed4. An1 vo$e +or orru0$ 0o,!$!!n !" enour#een$ o+ orru0$!on3

e&e22,een$ nd 0er"on, enr!%en$ $o $%e de$r!en$ o+ $%e %one"$ !$!2en" o+ N/ S$$e3 0r$ o+ USo+ Aer!3 "u00o"ed,13 $%e ,nd o+ ,!&er$13 +reedo nd 0re"erv$!on o+ !v!, nd %un r!#%$" "#urn$eed &1 $%e Con"$!$u$!on. 5%en Con"$!$u$!on, r!#%$" o+ $%e !$!2en" re v!o,$ed w!$% !0un!$1&1 $%e E6eu$!ve &rn% nd 7ud!!, &rn%3 nd w%ere $%e ,w"3 "$$u$e"3 ode" 0rou,#$ed &1 $%eLe#!",$!ve &rn% re d!"-on"!dered " !n-e6!"$en$3 $%e oun$r1 !" no$ ore deor$! oun$r13r$%er n o00re""!ve nd d!$$or!, oun$r1. I$ !" $%e re"0on"!&!,!$1 o+ $%e !$!2en" o+ $%!" oun$r1 $oe,e$ o++!!," $%$ 0,e $%e !n$ere"$ o+ $%e "$$e or oun$r1 %ed o+ $%e!r 0er"on, !n$ere"$".

In )8893 Andrew Cuoo w" $%e n$!on:" HUD "ere$r1 nd 0ro"eu$ed $%e o#u, o+ "u&"!d!2ed#overnen$ %ou"!n#3 Andrew Fr;"3 ,,e#!n# 01en$ o+ !,,!on" o+ do,,r" !n ;!; &; $o ",u,nd,ord ned Brue Ro2e$. T%e "%ee on"!"$ed !n $urn!n# ). = 1er" ,$er3 w%en Cuoo "$o00ed $o wor; +or HUD3 %e "%e,e"",1 "$r$ed $o wor; +orIn"!#n!:" o0n1 !n o& $%$ 0!d %! ore $%n '. !,,!on". Cuoo re0e$ed,1 re+u"ed $o &e!n$erv!ewed &ou$ $%e re,$!on"%!0 w!$% Andrew Fr;" nd &ou$ $%e ,r#e oun$" o+ on$r!&u$!on"Fr;" 0!d +or %!" e,e$!on " AG. In!$!,,13 !n '(('3 Andrew Cuoo run +or e,e$!on " #overnor3 &u$+!,ed. Cuoo +!,!$$ed u,$!!,,!on do,,r" de," !n %!#%-end r!n nd r!n ,nd +!,!$!e" !nV!r#!n I",nd &1 Fr;": 0r!v$e &n;3 I",nd C0!$,3 $o w%!% Fr;" %!red %! " v!e 0re"!den$.Cuoo &ro;ered u,$!!,,!on do,,r" de, !n w%!% Fr;" "o,d 5e"$ V!,,#e Hou"e" !n Mn%$$n $o

$%e $enn$". In M1 '((3 new,1 enr!%ed Cuoo3 ,e+$ Fr;": o0n1 I",nd C0!$, $o ded!$e +u,,$!e +or %!" e,e$!on " A$$orne1 Gener, o+ New /or;. Fr;" on$r!&u$ed over ' !,,!on +or Cuoo:"e,e$!on " AG. T%$ !n,uded ).' !,,!on !n ",r1 0!d &1 I",nd C0!$, nd >((3((( !non$r!&u$!on &1 Fr;"3 %!" +!,1 nd &u"!ne"" ""o!$e". T%e 01en$" &1 Fr;" d!d no$ !n,ude nund!",o"ed "e0r$!on 0!d &1 I",nd C0!$, $o Cuoo !n '((. Cuoo ##re""!ve,1 0ro"eu$edIn"!#n! o0n1 0r!or "eur!n# de, w!$% Fr;". In 0re"" on+erene3 Cuoo "$$ed $%$ HUD!""!on w" $o 0rov!de %ou"!n# +or $%e need1-@no$ $o 0rov!de ,!ve" o+ ,u6ur1 +or on r$!"$" "$e,!n#+ro our 0ro#r"@. However3 +$er $%e "e$$,een$3 Cuoo ,!ed $%$ Fr;" w" +!nn!, #u1@w%o never "w $%e dere0!$ ond!$!on" o+ $%e 0ro0er$!e". A" Sere$r1 o+ HUD3 Cuoo rever"ed $%e0o,!1 o+ "e,,!n# $%e de+u,$ed or$##e" "o $%e +!,!e" ou,d ;ee0 $%e!r %ou"e". In"$ed3 %e %o"e $o+ore,o"e 0ro0er$!e" "o,d $o !n"!der" $ +!re-",e 0roeed!n# o+ 0ro0er$!e". A" "u%3 Tre"ur1 ,o"$ &!,,!on"

o+ do,,r". Cuoo w" "!n#,e %nded re"0on"!&,e +or $%e "u&-0r!e or$##e o,,0"e $%$ ++e$edFnn!e Me nd Fredd!e M. Cuoo:" ,,e#!ne $o $%e or#n!2ed r!e ,,owed over u0 &1 Feder,Bn;ru0$1 ud#e 7e" Pe; w%o %e,d over $%e "0,!$ o+ &!,,!on" o+ do,,r" !n $%e Le%n Bro$%er"Bn;ru0$1. Andrew Cuoo #ve S$eve R$$ner !un!$1 +ro 0ro"eu$!on !n $%e ;!; &; "nd,!n,ud!n# $%e Le%n Bro$%er" Bn;ru0$1. O$%er $%n Fr;"3 $%e &!##e"$ on$r!&u$or $o %!" e,e$!on "AG3 w" +e,on Norn H"u3 o#u, o+ ,o$%!n# !ndu"$r1 w%o dev!"ed Pon2! "$1,e "%ee $o de+rud%!" +!nn!, "u00or$er". He onv!ned $%e +!nn!, !nve"$or" !n %!" "%ee3 $o don$e ,r#e oun$" o+one1 $o $%e e,e$or, 0!#n o+ Cuoo3 w!$% o0en u!d 0ro uo !n$en$!on". H"u w" onv!$ed +or

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nd &o$% %nd" w"% $%e +e ""!ve orru0$!on o+ $%e ud!!, &rn% $!n# +or 0o,!$!, re"on"3r$%er $%n dud!$!on on er!$". Andrew Cuoo !n %!" AG 0o"!$!on w" er!,e"" #!n"$ %!"o00onen$"3 e,!!n$!n# $%e &1 n1 orru0$ en"3 nd %!" $!on" deno$ed orru0$!on $ $%e %!#%e"$,eve,. Indver$en$,13 Cuoo no!n$ed More,nd Co!""!on $o !nve"$!#$e $%e %!#% orru0$!on !n %!"re!#n &e,!ev!n# $%$ %e nd %!" o,,&or$or" re !une o+ $%e o!$$ed r!!n, $". Never$%e,e""3er,1 $%!" 1er3 Cuoo d!"!""ed $%e Co!""!on w%en !$ &ee ,er $%$ %e nd %!" ,o"e"$

o,,&or$or" were under !nve"$!#$!on. A$ 0re"en$ $!e3 #overnor Cuoo !" !nve"$!#$ed &1 USA$$orne1 Pree$ B%rr +or orru0$!on nd !n$er+er!n# w!$% More,nd Co!""!on nd o&v!ou",13 $%ere"u,$ wou,d &e "$$ed +$er $%e e,e$!on. /our vo$e on Nove&er $%3 '()* w!,, deon"$r$e !+ !$!2en"o+ N/ S$$e de"!re $o e,!!n$e $%e "$$e orru0$!on3 or w!,,!n#,1 0r$!!0$e !n enour#!n# nd"u00or$!n# $%e orru0$!on o+ #overnor Andrew Cuoo e"$&,!"%en$.

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