DiNapoli’s Office Distances Itself From Lopez Scandal

Schneiderman has thrown Silver under the bus, too.

Per the NYT (2-29-2012):

On Wednesday night, Mr. Schneiderman’s office released new details about
its contacts with the Assembly, saying one of its staff lawyers had
consulted several times with a top Assembly lawyer over more than a
week, and even provided a model agreement used by the attorney general’s
office as a template for a variety of claims brought by state
employees.

The Assembly’s settlement agreement in the Lopez matter, however, was
quite different from the model provided by the attorney general’s
office, and did not include a confidentiality clause. Aides to Mr.
Schneiderman said they did not enter into secret settlements when
handling litigation against the state and did not view a sexual
harassment case as a compelling exception

James Freedland, a spokesman for Mr. Schneiderman, said the staff lawyer
had reviewed only drafts of the agreement and did not see the final
settlement. Mr. Freeland said in a statement that the model agreement
“included neither a confidentiality agreement nor any monetary terms.

“The office of the attorney general did not represent the Assembly in
its internal employment dispute and had no role in approving,
negotiating or authorizing any settlement reached by the Assembly,” he
added.

Mr. Schneiderman himself was never told of the matter, one of his aides said.

Oops. This was meant for GOP_NYC. Now I’ll have to repeat myself, dammit.

“Sex in The Assembly” staring Vito Lopez and Shelly Silver and co staring Tom and Eric ?

So far it has been a smash hit with the Press nd it looks like it will be playing for a long time.

Before there was the “Oracle of Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli

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