1. Papers Filed for Judicial Hearing on City Council Spending.
- Author
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Eligon, John and Cardwell, Diane
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ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *CITY councils - Abstract
Relying on an antiquated provision of the New York City Charter, a civil rights lawyer filed papers in State Supreme Court on Friday requesting a judicial hearing on City Council spending practices that have recently come under intense scrutiny. The hearing, known as a summary inquiry, would not determine guilt or innocence, but would merely lay out the facts surrounding the case for public review. Federal prosecutors have been examining a longtime Council practice in which members appropriate discretionary funds to nonexistent organizations and channel the funds to other programs without mayoral approval. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Published
- 2008