Hypocrisy Isn't Possible, If Thy Name Is Andrew Cuomo

      "Hypocrisy, thy name is Andrew." 
Andrew Cuomo's very busy just as he's leaving office and is seeking to end pay to play.

The law firm Manatt Phelps & Phillips agreed to a five-year ban from appearing before public pension funds in New York State. 
Here's Cuomo's agreement with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips about accepting money required for the NY Comptroller's Office

Excerpt from above agreement:   WHEREAS:  the Attorney General finds that persons and entities doing business before the State Comptroller's Office are frequently solicited for and in fact make political contributions to the Comptroller's Office before, during, and after they seek and obtain business from the Comptroller's Office
WHEREAS, The Attorney General is the legal adviser of the Common Retirement Fund

      Manatt agreed to comply with the Attorney General’s Public Pension Fund Reform Code of Conduct, which, among other things, bans the use of placement agents to solicit investments from public pension funds and prohibits investments within two years of any campaign contribution from the investment firm to the Comptroller or other elected trustee.

     It all sounds wonderful until you realize, Cuomo's rules for the NY Comptroller's Office don't apply to the Retirement Fund's legal adviser, Cuomo, nor to Cuomo's Attorney General's Office.  No need to wait two years or two minutes to contribute (to pay up), Andrew has his own rules for the Attorney General's office on his donation forms, where "contributors [are asked] to sign a statement saying they have no “matter” pending with him. That rule “does not extend to attorneys representing persons or entities with matters before the NYS Attorney General’s office.”

      Did Manatt, Phelps & Phillips fail to first give to Andrew's campaign fund, since he was the retirement fund's legal advisor?   Maybe, they would have obtained a indulgence from Andrew and avoided all these problems.    Maybe they didn't read the earlier blog post here: "Two faces as Cuomo changes pay to play to indirect payment"


       Hypocrisy doesn't apply Andrew, who follows the Special Rules for Anointed Legacy Governors in waiting.  

"Pretty Boys," Cuomo and Tembeckjian, Are The Smiling Facade On NY Corruption

There were NY Senate Hearings into corruption in the NY Courts and in the Attorney Grievance Committees of Appellate Courts and in the NY Commission on Judicial Conduct.  I testified at those hearings which were recorded in three very long videos:
9/24/2009 
http://www.youtube.com/nysenateuncut#p/u/0/knQLll5hmjs
6/8/2009 part one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8OX8uuAbw
6/8/2009 part two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28afajRkDwY

Here above is "Pretty Boy" Robert Tembeckjian of NY Commission on Judicial Conduct, all primed, at above hearings.

    At the above hearings, in order to be heard concisely, I promised to shorten my presentation to less than 5 minutes using only the most deplorable criminal conduct of Judge Kevin K. Ryan, Mr. Tembeckjian and the NY Commission on Judicial Conduct members.   My less than 5 minute presentation follows:


       My above mentioned letter to Mr. Tembeckjian and to each member of the NY Commission on Judicial Conduct was individually sent to each by certified mail.  There was no excuse, other than dementia, for Mr. Tembeckjian or the other members of the Commission to not know that such trial conduct was illegal and wilful misconduct under the NY Constitution's § 6. ...The power of grand juries to inquire into the wilful misconduct in office of public officers, and to find indictments or to direct the filing of informations in connection with such inquiries, shall never be suspended or impaired by law. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. 

   The wilful misconduct was not only by Judge Kevin K. Ryan, but by Mr. Tembeckjian and each member of the NY Commission on Judicial Conduct.  And as per above Constitutional clause, Andrew Cuomo could have had a grand jury indict or file an informations against Mr. Tembeckjian and all members of the Commission. (In NY as per above Constitutional clause, there is no immunity for anyone because  "such inquiries, shall never be suspended or impaired by law.")

    I filed with Andrew Cuomo a sworn criminal complaint concerning the wilful failure of Mr. Tembeckjian and each member of the Commission to carry out their duties as imposed upon them in their oath of office and clearly inherent in the nature of their offices for violation of Penal Law § 195.00 Official misconduct. A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with intent to obtain a benefit or deprive another person of a benefit: ... 2. He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office.

    
     Andrew Cuomo, you also failed to do your duties, as clearly inherent in the nature of your office.    The People of NY want the corrupt in jail.

  See their smiling faces; see their styled hair; ignore their filthy hands.  "Pretty Boys," Robert Tembeckjian and Andrew Cuomo, are the smiling facade of NY corruption.