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hrmjustin

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Tue Jun 10, 2014, 12:50 PM Jun 2014

Former Gov. David Paterson sunk own company's Port Authority deal to get dad back into politics: law

OREN YANIV

A former business partner of David Paterson accused the ex-governor of scuttling an impending deal with the Port Authority by conspiratorially getting his father on the transit agency’s board.

In a federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan Monday, Brian Aryai contends that the short-lived appointment of Basil Paterson was meant to create a conflict of interest that canceled upcoming contracts to monitor compliance on construction projects.

Aryai created Icon Compliance Services with the younger Paterson in 2012, and put out bids relating to the Bayonne Bridge project and work at local airports, the suit said.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ex-gov-patterson-sued-business-pal-pa-deal-article-1.1823423#ixzz34FvdIIzi

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