http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/nyregion/new-york-city-comptroller-is-asked-to-curb-comments-on-fraud-inquiry.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion
Excerpts from NYTimes Below Suzannah B. Troy’s Response!
The United States attorney, Preet Bharara, made the request in a one-page letter to Mr. Liu late last month, according to four people with knowledge of the letter's contents.
And while Mr. Bharara, using measured and respectful language, touched on their shared desire to root out fraud, his message was unmistakably clear: stop making public statements that could interfere with the investigation.
"I am sure you can appreciate and understand that the best way to achieve these common goals is to allow the experienced career prosecutors and investigators from my office and DOI to continue their work," Mr. Bharara wrote, "free from concern that even well-intentioned actions or announcements by third parties without access to all the facts might compromise their ongoing investigation." The letter was copied to Rose Gill Hearn, the commissioner of the city's Department of Investigation.
The letter represents a rare rebuke by one of the city's federal prosecutors of a city official during an investigation. The criminal inquiry by Mr. Bharara's office and the Investigation Department, which has already led to eight arrests and the seizure of $28 million in cash, has had significant political ramifications, tarnishing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's third term. And Mr. Liu, a possible Democratic mayoral candidate in 2013, has been one of the fiercest critics of both the mayor and the payroll project, known as CityTime.
From Suzannah B. Troy
No disrespect but the timing and silencing of John Liu happens to coincide perfectly with SAIC’s shareholder meeting and it also suits Mike Bloomberg, Mark Page, Peter Power (Rudy’s boy and lobbyist for SAIC), Rudy Giuliani and anyone who does not want the people of NYC to be interested in major corruption involving NYC gov and consultants.
Last time we were told there were arrests coming I heard on the street that people avoided arrests by agreeing to give information.
Excerpts from NYTimes Below Suzannah B. Troy’s Response!
The United States attorney, Preet Bharara, made the request in a one-page letter to Mr. Liu late last month, according to four people with knowledge of the letter's contents.
And while Mr. Bharara, using measured and respectful language, touched on their shared desire to root out fraud, his message was unmistakably clear: stop making public statements that could interfere with the investigation.
"I am sure you can appreciate and understand that the best way to achieve these common goals is to allow the experienced career prosecutors and investigators from my office and DOI to continue their work," Mr. Bharara wrote, "free from concern that even well-intentioned actions or announcements by third parties without access to all the facts might compromise their ongoing investigation." The letter was copied to Rose Gill Hearn, the commissioner of the city's Department of Investigation.
The letter represents a rare rebuke by one of the city's federal prosecutors of a city official during an investigation. The criminal inquiry by Mr. Bharara's office and the Investigation Department, which has already led to eight arrests and the seizure of $28 million in cash, has had significant political ramifications, tarnishing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's third term. And Mr. Liu, a possible Democratic mayoral candidate in 2013, has been one of the fiercest critics of both the mayor and the payroll project, known as CityTime.
From Suzannah B. Troy
No disrespect but the timing and silencing of John Liu happens to coincide perfectly with SAIC’s shareholder meeting and it also suits Mike Bloomberg, Mark Page, Peter Power (Rudy’s boy and lobbyist for SAIC), Rudy Giuliani and anyone who does not want the people of NYC to be interested in major corruption involving NYC gov and consultants.
Last time we were told there were arrests coming I heard on the street that people avoided arrests by agreeing to give information.
