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PRO PUBLICA
listed Partners -- Albany Times Union; Columbia Journalism Review; Investigative Post; NYT, NY Magazine; Patch NY; Politico; The City; WNYC;

1.

CJA's September 6, 2019 e-mail --
"NEWS TIP -- ALERT -- SPREAD THE WORD:
NYS Public Campaign Financing & Election Commission
is INACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC"

 autoreply


2.
GIVEN, IN HAND, TO PRESIDENT RICHARD TOFEL
ON DECEMBER 3, 2019 AT THE FAIR MEDIA COUNCIL CONFERENCE

CJA's November 27, 2019 e-mail to Fair Media Council Exec Director --
"THANKSGIVING THANKS for the Fair Media Council, its Dec 3, 2019 Conference -- & for opportunities for evidence-based dialogue, scholarship -- & solutions essential to our democracy

Attachments

CJA's September 6, 2019 e-mail to Pro Publica 

CJA's August 21, 2019 e-mail to Gotham Gazette

CJA's September 4, 2019 e-mail to Gotham Gazette

Sept 3, 2019 FOIL/open meetings law request

Aug. 21, 2019 printed NYLJ letter:
"A Call for Scholarship, Civic Engagement & Amicus Curiae Before the NYCOA"


3.

CJA's January 21, 2020 e-mail to Tofel --
"FOLLOW-UP: Dec 3, 2019 Fair Media Council conference 'Real & Powerful' --
& investigative journalism consistent with ProPublica's mission 'to expose abuses of power
and betrayals of the public trust...to hold power to account"

Local Reporting Network

"We Are Expanding Our Local Reporting Network. 
Submit Your Best Project Ideas for Investigating State Government
(August 8, 2018)

Tofel's January 22, 2020 e-mail 

CJA's January 22, 2020 e-mail to Tofel --
"CLARIFICATION REQUESTED --
"Who are ProPublica's 'editors' who did 'not see' 'a story for us' --
& was there any discussion of conflicts of interest impacting on judgment?"

 Officers & Staff  Code of Ethics


Tofel's January 22, 2020 e-mail


CJA's January 23, 2020 e-mail --
"Agreed! 'this exchange' must end, in favor of 'evidenced-based dialogue':
Have you examined the pleadings & record of the CJA v. Cuomo citizen taxpayer action?"

CJA's January 30, 2020 e-mail --
"Did you respond to my Jan. 23rd e-mail or forward it to ProPublica's top editors?"

Tofel's January 30, 2020 e-mail

 

CJA's January 31, 2020 e-mail to TOP EDITORS: Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg,
Managing Editor Robin Fields,
Deputy Managing Editors Scott Klein, Charles Ornstein, Eric Umansky
--
"URGENT: 'Holding Power to Account': Chain of e-mails,
the EVIDENCE substantiating it -- & conflicts of interest"

4.

CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail to ProPublica --
ELECTION ISSUE #1:
What salary is to be paid the winners of NYC's 92 state legislative races?
Is it $110,000 – or $79,500?
The answer upends all the legislative races -- & that's for starters

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
Manhattan Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Manhattan's 18 state legislators --
ALL running for re-election -- which Manhattan D.A. Vance is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
Bronx Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Bronx's 16 state legislators --
11 running for re-election -- which Bronx D.A. Clark is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
Brooklyn Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Brooklyn's  27 state legislators --
24 running for re-election -- which Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
"Queens Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Queens' 25 state legislators --
21 running for re-election -- which Queens D.A. Katz is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
"Staten Island Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Staten Island's 6 state legislators --
all running for re-election or higher officer -- which Staten Island D.A. McMahon is "sitting on"




INVESTIGATIVE POST

1. 

CJA's July 18, 2019 e-mail to James Heaney --
"LEAD: Exposing Albany's 'Culture of Corruption' --
& ENDING IT -- runs through Buffalo & Western New York"

created webpage

also sent, on July 18, 2019, via webpage "Submit a News Tip"
 here's the message --  & the acknowledgment

CJA's July 22, 2019 e-mail to Heaney --
"FOLLOW-UP: LEAD..."

2.

CJA's July 10, 2020 e-mail --
"
Erie County's 2020 elections for district attorney,
for 13 state senate and assembly seats, & for its 27th congressional seat -- A Tale of Two Complaints"

PRESS ALERT & STORY PROPOSAL

click here for
SUBSTANTIATING EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE

 

3.

CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail --
"Informing Allegany County Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Allegany County's 2 re-election-seeking state legislators --
& Allegany County D.A. Slep"

CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail --
"Informing Cattaraugus County Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Cattaraugus County's 2 re-election-seeking state legislators -- & Cattaraugus County D.A. Rieman"

CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail --
"Informing Chautauqua County Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Chautauqua County's 2 re-election-seeking state legislators,
which re-election-seeking Chautauqua County D.A. Swanson is 'sitting on'"

CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail --
"Informing Niagara County Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Niagara County's 4 re-election-seeking state legislators --
& Niagara County D.A. Wojtaszek, seeking election as county judge"

CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail  & here (Sept. 14, 2020)
"Informing Orleans County Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Orleans County's 3 re-election-seeking state legislators, which re-election-seeking Orleans County D.A. Cardone is 'sitting on'"


4.
CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
"ERIE COUNTY ELECTIONS 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE: public corruption complaint vs Erie County's 13 state legislators -- 11 running for re-election or higher office -- which Erie County D.A. Flynn, also running for re-election, is 'sitting on'"

5.
cc: CJA's September 30, 2020 e-mail --
"GOOD NEWS for Erie County state legislative candidates!  You have an open-&-shut public corruption issue that will WIN you election -- & demonstrate your fitness for public service"


 



THE CITY

1.

CJA's August 21, 2019 e-mail --
"Is New York's new Public Campaign Financing & Election Commission Constitutional?"

CJA's September 4, 2019 e-mail --
"ALERT:  NYS Public Campaign Financing & Election Commission is
INACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC"

 

2.
CJA's December 18, 2019 e-mail --
"ALERT:  4pm TODAY meeting of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation"

3.

CJA's September 7, 2020 e-mail
"TIP -- TIME-SENSITIVE LEAD:
What salary is to be paid the winners of NYC's 92 state legislative races? Is it $110,000 – or $79,500?
The answer upends all the legislative races -- & that's for starters"

 CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail --
ELECTION ISSUE #1:
What salary is to be paid the winners of NYC's 92 state legislative races?
Is it $110,000 – or $79,500?
The answer upends all the legislative races -- & that's for starters"

4.

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
Manhattan Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Manhattan's 18 state legislators --
ALL running for re-election -- which Manhattan D.A. Vance is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
Bronx Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Bronx's 16 state legislators --
11 running for re-election -- which Bronx D.A. Clark is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
Brooklyn Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Brooklyn's  27 state legislators --
24 running for re-election -- which Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
"Queens Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Queens' 25 state legislators --
21 running for re-election -- which Queens D.A. Katz is "sitting on"

CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail --
"Staten Island Elections 2020 -- Informing the Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Staten Island's 6 state legislators --
all running for re-election or higher officer -- which Staten Island D.A. McMahon is "sitting on"

 

5.

CJA's October 20, 2020 e-mail --
forwarded:  CJA's October 20, 2020 e-mail
"Your Election Reporting of NYS' 213 Senate & Assembly Races --
analysis of Bruce Gyory's 'New York State Senate Races Worth Watching' (10/18/20 Empire Report)"



CITY LIMITS

September 4, 2019 e-mail --

CJA's December 18, 2019 e-mail --
"ALERT:  Happening Now: meeting of the Commission on Legislative,
 Judicial & Executive Compensation"

CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail --




ITHACA VOICE

CJA's October 14, 2016 e-mail to Michael Smith -- "Subject: Who is the 'Whistleblower' between the two Tompkins Co. D.A. Candidates: Van Houten? Kopko? Both? Neither?"

cc: CJA's November 1, 2016 e-mail to Kelsey O'Connor -- "Subject: AGAIN -- Who is the 'Whistleblower' between the two Tompkins Co. D.A. Candidates: Van Houten? Kopko? Both? Neither?"

cc: CJA's November 1, 2016 e-mail to Kelsey O'Connor -- "Subject: Kopko's e-mail address -- FW: Who is the 'Whistleblower' between the two Tompkins Co. D.A. Candidates: Van Houten? Kopko? Both? Neither?"

cc:  CJA's November 1, 2016 e-mail to Kelsey O'Connor -- "Subject: CJA's July 8, 2016 letter-notice to Tompkins Co. Government -- sent simultaneously to Acting D.A. Bonavia" 


THE INTERCEPT

March 25, 2020 
"America's Crisis Daddy Andrew Cuomo Exploits Coronavirus Panic
to Push Bail Reform Roll-Back in New York

The Intercept (Nick Pinto)

Feb. 23, 2020
The Backlash: Police, Prosecutors and Republicans
Are Looking to Undo a Criminal Justice Reform in New York
” 
The Intercept  (Nick Pinto)

CJA's March 27, 2020 e-mail --
"Follow-up: Your March 25th & Feb. 23rd articles in The Intercept --
& the unconstitutionality of Gov. Cuomo's policy-packed budget,
in which the Legislature is collusive"



ROCHESTER BEACON 

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1.
CJA's November 13, 2020 e-mail to Rochester Beacon
--

"LEAD -- 2020 Post-Election Issue #1:  What salary is to be paid the winners of Monroe County's 13 state legislative seats?  Is it $79,500 or $110,000?  And what about Monroe County D.A. Doorley's $210,900 salary, paid by Monroe County taxpayers?"

attachments: 
CJA's June 18, 2020 corruption/grand jury complaint to D.A. Doorley
against Monroe County state legislators


CJA's July 29, 2020 FOIL

links:
EVIDENTIARY webpage for complaint

 CJA's September 15, 2020 e-mail

CJA's September 30, 2020 e-mail

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2.
CJA's November 16, 2020 e-mail to Rochester Beacon --
"Publisher Zapesochny's Nov. 12th article 'The risks facing Warren and Doorley' -- & the Nov. 13th LEAD"

November 12, 2020
"The risks facing Warren and Doorley"
The Beacon (Alex Zapesochney)

CJA's May 18, 2018 letter to Interim NY AG Candidate Zapesochny



3.
Managing editor Jacob's November 16, 2020 responding e-mail

4.
CJA's November 16, 2020 e-mail -- "Thank you!..."

 

5.
CJA's November 19, 2020 e-mail to Publisher Zapescohny --
"When will I be hearing from you? --
Nov. 12th article 'The risks facing Warren and Doorley' -- & the Nov 13th LEAD"

 

THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT

Putnam County

September 25, 2020
"Current Conversation -- Sandy Galef"

October 21, 2020
"Odell Proposes 2021 Putnam Budget of $164.2 Million"
Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

November 6, 2020
"Putnam Legislators Lock Up Sheriff's Funds, Give Themselves A Raise"

Assembly District 95 -- Incumbent Sandra Galef 

Senate District 40 -- Incumbent Peter Harckham



Sludge


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Public Radio

CJA's December 18, 2019 e-mail --
"ALERT: 4 pm TODAY meeting of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation"





VIDEO -- Cornell University/2013




The Trust Project



     

 

 

 

 

 

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