New York taxpayers cut disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo a check for $564,918 this week as reimbursement for his legal fees, bringing his massive war chest to $7.8 million.
Two former public officials have their convictions overturned. It’s the latest example of how federal law isn t entirely up to the task of punishing corruption.
Lawmakers’ campaigns wouldn’t get public dollars for spending on legal defenses, and lobbyists for nominees would have to disclose their donors under tw.