ALBANY, N.Y. — New York ethics panel is preparing subpoenas as it probes ex-governor Andrew Cuomo over his administration’s use of “volunteers” to manage the state’s pandemic response.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics approved a motion on Tuesday calling for a subpoena asking Gov. Hochul’s office to turn over records related to unpaid officials enlisted by Cuomo to help run New York during the COVID crisis as the group investigates potential conflicts of interest.
“We don’t know who the volunteers were. We don’t know whether they were true volunteers or not,” JCOPE Commissioner Gary Lavine told the Albany Times Union. “It’s a pretty big development.”
