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The inquiry into Senator Libous, a Republican from Binghamton, was prompted after the commission received a complaint from that city’s mayor, Matthew T. Ryan, a Democrat who is a political rival of Mr. Libous, claiming the senator had misused his office in seeking a job for his son.
The inquiry stems from a claim, made by a witness testifying in a Yonkers corruption case, that Mr. Libous got his son a job at a law firm in exchange for promising the firm state business.
Ryan made the complaint after learning of the testimony in the case, which led to the conviction of a former Yonkers councilwoman and a former Yonkers Republican Party leader.
Libous, who is the deputy majority leader in the Senate, has denied any wrongdoing. Federal prosecutors have not filed charges against him or his son, and there is no indication that they are contemplating doing so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/nyregion/senator-thomas-libous-is-subject-of-ethics-inquiry.html
The inquiry stems from a claim, made by a witness testifying in a Yonkers corruption case, that Mr. Libous got his son a job at a law firm in exchange for promising the firm state business.
Ryan made the complaint after learning of the testimony in the case, which led to the conviction of a former Yonkers councilwoman and a former Yonkers Republican Party leader.
Libous, who is the deputy majority leader in the Senate, has denied any wrongdoing. Federal prosecutors have not filed charges against him or his son, and there is no indication that they are contemplating doing so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/nyregion/senator-thomas-libous-is-subject-of-ethics-inquiry.html