SENATE PASSES CODEY-SACCO BILL BARRING ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND CERTAIN PROSECUTORS FROM POLITICAL ACTIVITIES February 22, 2021, 3:49 pm | in
SENATE PASSES CODEY-SACCO BILL BARRING ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND CERTAIN PROSECUTORS FROM POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
LIVINGSTON – The Senate today passed S-3242, sponsored by Senator Richard J. Codey and Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, with overwhelming bipartisan support. The legislation would ban certain public officials from holding elected public office and participating in political activities during their tenure and for three years following it.
“Anybody who knows anything about criminal law knows that prosecutors have enormous power over deciding what cases their offices pursue. As Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Puccio of the Eastern District of NY is quoted with saying, ‘I could indict a ham sandwich,’” Senator Codey (D-Essex/Morris) said. “We need to know that a prosecutor is doing what is best for th