Davis Polk & Wardwell

Albany’s Ultimate Protection Racket: The Triangle That Became a Circle of Self-Enrichment

/ 17 minutes of reading

Executive Summary: This investigation documents a pattern of inconsistencies spanning Letitia James’s tenure in two major offices. Our findings show that James spent years handling sexual harassment allegations by Ibrahim Khan differently across both positions—first as NYC Public Advocate (2014-2018) and later as NY Attorney General (2019-present)—while applying vastly different standards to similar accusations against political figures like Governor Cuomo. […]

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The $483,000 Question: How James Directed Funds to the Governor’s Husband’s Firm Before Her $10M Shield

/ 13 minutes of reading

Twenty-four hours. That’s how long it took between The Guardian reporting that a federal grand jury had been impaneled in Virginia to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James and the NY Post revealing that Governor Kathy Hochul had secured a $10 million taxpayer-funded legal defense shield, and sources confirming the FBI had opened a formal criminal investigation into James.

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