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CULTURE OF CORRUPTION (CONT?D): PREZ AIDE TIED TO NY PENSION ?GRAFT?. (Via Lawhawk). Plus this: ?

By Glenn Reynolds

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION (CONT’D): PREZ AIDE TIED TO NY PENSION ‘GRAFT’. (Via Lawhawk). Plus this: ‘Keep in mind the time frame here as well. The allegations span the period from 2000 through 2005. Eliot Spitzer was the Attorney General of New York during that relevant period (he was AG from 1999 until 2006, when he became Governor). During that time, Spitzer repeatedly attacked Wall Street for graft and pressured Wall Street executives to cut deals with his office. Yet, he never once bothered to look into the actions of those within the NYS government who were trusted with overseeing the $122 billion pension plan and whether any irregularities were involved.” The Andrew Cuomo angle is interesting, too.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).