Acting Chief Administrative Judge Tamiko Amaker testified during a budget hearing that the full-time taxpayer-funded security detail for DiFiore, even after she stepped down last year, was justified due to threats made against the former top jurist’s life.
Sens. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) and Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D-Manhattan) announced legislation on Monday they said is aimed at exposing the “influence of dark money in the nomination and confirmation process of state officials.”