Lawyer says Cuomo may be trying to buy votes

By James M. Odato

Updated 9:57 pm, Thursday, June 6, 2013

Larger | Smaller

Printable Version

Email This
Font

Take Today's Poll

If you were to buy one of these brands of Non-Luxury cars, which one would you choose first?

Chrysler

Ford

Dodge

Chevrolet

Volkswagen

Buick

ALBANY — An Albany lawyer who has worked for anti-casino groups is appealing to federal, state and local authorities to examine potential violations of election law in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's deal with the Oneida Indian Nation.
Cornelius D. Murray said authorities need to look into whether Cuomo is trying to arrange vote-buying. The lawyer represents Vernon and Verona, Central New York towns that surround the Oneidas' Turning Stone Resort and Casino.
Murray wrote Thursday to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District Richard Hartunian, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and Albany County District Attorney David Soares. He points to a provision in the agreement that says the tribe must support and must not pay for opposition or litigation against Cuomo's proposed constitutional amendment to allow up to seven commercial casinos statewide.
State law prohibits payment for votes, Murray said. A spokesman for Cuomo said the lawyer's position is absurd.
The agreement between the tribe and the governor has been approved by the counties of Oneida and Madison. The Legislature needs to approve the deal as well.

Welcome

Attorney
Search

Resources

Attorney
Registration

E-Courts

Attorney Detail

as of 06/19/2013

Registration Number:	1498781

	CORNELIUS D. MURRAY
	O'CONNELL & ARONOWITZ, P.C.
	54 STATE ST
	ALBANY, NY 12207-2524
	United States
	(Albany County)
	(518) 462-5601


E-mail Address:
Year Admitted in NY:	1969
Appellate Division Department of Admission:	3
Law School:	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Registration Status:	Currently registered
Next Registration:	Aug 2014

The Detail Report above contains information that has been provided by the attorney listed, with the exception of REGISTRATION STATUS, which is generated from the OCA database. Every effort is made to insure the information in the database is accurate and up-to-date.

The good standing of an attorney and/or any information regarding disciplinary actions must be confirmed with the appropriate Appellate Division Department. Information on how to contact the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court in New York is available at www.nycourts.gov/courts.

If the name of the attorney you are searching for does not appear, please try again with a different spelling. In addition, please be advised that attorneys listed in this database are listed by the name that corresponds to their name in the Appellate Division Admissions file. There are attorneys who currently use a name that differs from the name under which they were admitted. If you need additional information, please contact the NYS Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration Unit at 212-428-2800.