Comments on: Ethics panel reaches Troopergate settlement with former state cop head

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:40:25 +0000

The New York State Police are constantly used to further political investigations. For some powerful politicans, they’re just a phone call away. We just had a race in putnam county where an entire squad of investigators from the elite Major Case Unit, went around veryifying signatures of campaign workers of a candidate for sheriff. They were authorized to work 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, including overtime and holidays. The Major Case Squad only investigates murders, armed bank robberies, forcible rape, etc. They DO NOT go door to door asking if this is your signature. This is the reason why there are currently two outside law enforcement agencies investigating what the heck really happened in that case. In the very near future, the whole corrupt house of cards is going to come crashing down, and the good old boys have nobody to blame but themselves.

By: smartporpoise

smartporpoise — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:36:37 +0000

The law doesn’t allow the commission to impose a fine? Did not this commission just last month fine Darren Dopp $10,000, after which he declared that he would challenge this fine and sue? Which is it?

By: smartporpoise

smartporpoise — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:36:04 +0000

Pathetic. Typical of the State “Integrity” Committee – “same treatment as his boss and his bosses’ boss…” – a tsk, tsk and a disingenuous shake of the head.

By: Diggums

Diggums — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:12:10 +0000

Not the first time, nor the last, that politicians have used the NYS Police to further political investigations. My only questions is how in the world did these guys get away with it for so long?