Schneiderman: No Comment On Moreland-NY AG

Nick Reisman

Citing the ongoing investigation of the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption by the U.S. attorney’s office, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman declined to comment repeatedly when asked by reporters about the matter.

Schneiderman, in Schenectady on Friday afternoon for an announcement on the state’s land bank program, had given the commission members the power of deputy attorneys general — a move meant to give the panel more enforcement power over the state Legislature it was investigating.

The comments were the first from Schneiderman since an extensive New York Times story last week reported on the involvement of the governor’s office in the Moreland Commission.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has come under intense scrutiny for his office’s efforts to direct subpoenas from the commission away from politically sensitive areas for the governor.

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