Daily Democratic Corruption Report: Part 3
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo eyeing Pedro Espada Jr., Peter Rivera
BY BARBARA ROSS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, May 11th 2009, 4:00 AM
Dark underbelly of Bronx politics
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will investigate whether two Bronx lawmakers used nonprofit groups they control in order to dance around campaign laws.
Responding to Sunday’s Daily News “State of Shame” report, Cuomo said he will scrutinize the relationships state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and Assemblyman Peter Rivera have with separate non-profit groups, a source told The News.
State probers are poised to:
- Focus on employees of the Soundview health clinic Espada runs in the Bronx, who were convicted of using clinic resources to benefit Espada’s campaigns.
- Question whether Rivera’s campaigns illegally benefited from the Neighborhood Enhancement for Training Services. He steered $1.3 million in taxpayer money to the group, where his son and top political aides worked.
The NETS bought and renovated one now-empty…..