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Collins calls investigation into former Chief of Staff (Christopher Grant) by Eric Schneiderman a "Witch Hunt"

Pigeon felony trial set for October 2018

So the FBI and State Troopers show up at your front door …

MAY 29, 2015 / KKRULY

Certainly some interesting political developments yesterday. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted; former State Senate Majority Dean Skelos indicted; and the FBI, state troopers and state Attorney General staff search the homes of Steve Pigeon, Steve Casey and Chris Grant. And oh yeah, the Sabres finally hired a new coach and former Governor George Pataki announced his candidacy for president. It’s amazing that the News could cram it all into this morning’s edition.

This post concentrates on the local angle – the Pigeon-Casey-Grant story. This is primarily a “what we know” or “what we know if we dig a little” post. There are a lot of facts and history involved in all of this.

First a point of order and a disclaimer. The point of order is that none of the three politicos has been arrested, indicted or charged with anything. And even if that does happen, they are entitled to the presumption of innocence. Pigeon has repeatedly labelled accusations against him a “political witch hunt.” This post will just lay out some facts and history. As Pete Seeger sings in “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy,” “well, I’m not going to point any moral; I’ll leave that for yourself…”

And the disclaimer. I’ve known Steve Pigeon for over thirty years. We’ve never been what I would call friends. I supported Dave Swarts when he challenged Steve for the Democratic chairmanship in 2000. In 2002 I ran against Steve for chairman along with Len Lenihan and Jim Keane, and of course Len won.

finish reading here https:// politicsandstuff.com/2015/05/29/so-the-fbi-and-state-troopers-show-up-at-your-front-door/

https:// www.nystateofpolitics.com/2015/09/wny-congressman-sounds-off-on-investigation-involving-former-aide/

Schneiderman investigates Grant, nothing happens

no one raises and eyebrow when a Dem looks into a Republican and finds 'nothing'

Congressman Collins is quoted by the News as saying that Steve Pigeon had nothing to do with his congressional campaigns, and there is no reason to doubt that. But Collins chose his words carefully because he was certainly aware of how his assistant in the county executive’s office, Chris Grant, worked with Steve Pigeon and Steve Casey in 2010 to deliver a working majority in the county legislature for Collins’ benefit. Jobs were provided on the legislative staff to people associated with Steve Casey.

There was nothing illegal about that, but the point is, Grant worked hand-in-hand with the two Steves.

Chris Grant was (is?) a principal in Herd Solutions, a political consulting firm. In 2013 he became Chris Collins’ chief of staff. In March 2013 he filed a new employee Disclosure Statement with the House of Representatives stating that he had $154,366 in income through Herd Solutions in 2012. One or more potential Republican judicial candidates in 2014 were encouraged by party leadership to use Grant for the preparation of campaign materials.

The United States House of Representatives Committee of Ethics requires House staff members who make approximately $120,000 or more per year (actually $120,749 in 2014) to file a Financial Disclosure statement by May 15 each year. To quote from the Committee’s guidelines: Financial Disclosure Reports include information about the source, type, amount, or value of the incomes of Members, officers, certain employees of the U.S. House of Representatives and related offices, and candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. These reports are filed with the Clerk of the House as required by Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended. 5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 101 et seq.

Section 8 of the STOCK Act of 2012, as amended, requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide online public access to financial disclosure reports filed by Members of Congress and candidates for Congress.

Note that the law does not provide for public access to financial disclosures of Congressional staff members. The website LegiStorm, which tracks salaries and other information about congressional staff members such as their financial disclosures, reports only Grant’s New Hire disclosure in 2013 and some financial investments in 2013 and 2014. He may have filed detailed Financial Disclosure Statements by May 15, 2014 and 2015, but there is no public record of that.

According to LegiStorm, Grant was paid $119,111 in federal fiscal year 2013, which ended on September 30, 2013; and $159,999.96 in federal fiscal year 2014.

https:// politicsandstuff.com/2015/05/29/so-the-fbi-and-state-troopers-show-up-at-your-front-door/

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Schneiderman looked into the Collins/Grant matter and found nothing. Re-assuring that there was nothing? or the two of them working together? who knows…. just providing facts

Let's hope that that this name doesn't show up like Collins did. Human nature is for birds of a feather to flock together. We need to keep the house, can't afford another one like today… but these two are tight, and I'll leave it at that.

https:// blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/273264/so-what-is-the-faso-collins-amendment-to-the-ahca/

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