From NY Times:
ALBANY — In his first public response to a widening investigation of the State Police, Daniel Wiese, the former lieutenant colonel at the center of the inquiry, has sought to rebut suggestions that he ran a rogue unit specializing in political favors and dirty tricks.
Mr. Wiese was suspended from his position at the New York Power Authority in early April, shortly after Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo’s office began an investigation of the State Police at the request of Gov. David A. Paterson. The governor sought to determine if the police had engaged in inappropriate political activities, echoing suspicions of some lawmakers that they were either followed or that their legal troubles were leaked to the press.
In a letter to the Power Authority sent Monday, Mr. Wiese said that he had done nothing wrong and that his reputation had been unfairly tarnished.
“I am not aware of the existence of the alleged ‘rogue element,’ ” he said in the letter, adding, “I do not believe that any such unit or element ever existed within the State Police any time during my association with the organization.”
Mr. Wiese sent the letter after losing a court battle in which his lawyer, Kevin J. Kitson, sought to quash a subpoena issued by Mr. Cuomo’s office.
A spokeswoman for the Power Authority did not return calls for comment.
A spokesman for Mr. Cuomo’s office said it had not seen the letter and could not comment on an ongoing investigation.
And Weise attended Gary Berwick's funeral..
From NY Daily News: Pataki, Wiese At Trooper's Funeral
ALBANY — In his first public response to a widening investigation of the State Police, Daniel Wiese, the former lieutenant colonel at the center of the inquiry, has sought to rebut suggestions that he ran a rogue unit specializing in political favors and dirty tricks.
Mr. Wiese was suspended from his position at the New York Power Authority in early April, shortly after Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo’s office began an investigation of the State Police at the request of Gov. David A. Paterson. The governor sought to determine if the police had engaged in inappropriate political activities, echoing suspicions of some lawmakers that they were either followed or that their legal troubles were leaked to the press.
In a letter to the Power Authority sent Monday, Mr. Wiese said that he had done nothing wrong and that his reputation had been unfairly tarnished.
“I am not aware of the existence of the alleged ‘rogue element,’ ” he said in the letter, adding, “I do not believe that any such unit or element ever existed within the State Police any time during my association with the organization.”
Mr. Wiese sent the letter after losing a court battle in which his lawyer, Kevin J. Kitson, sought to quash a subpoena issued by Mr. Cuomo’s office.
A spokeswoman for the Power Authority did not return calls for comment.
A spokesman for Mr. Cuomo’s office said it had not seen the letter and could not comment on an ongoing investigation.
And Weise attended Gary Berwick's funeral..
From NY Daily News: Pataki, Wiese At Trooper's Funeral
Berwick took over from Wiese as head of former Gov. George Pataki's personal security detail after the ex-State Police colonel departed to take the $175,000-a-year authority job. (He was appointed to the IG's post toward the end of Pataki's term in the summer of 2003).
Pataki, who has insisted that no so-called "renegade" political hit squad existed in the State Police during his tenure, was also on hand for Berwick's funeral. The former governor delivery the eulogy, and used the opportunity to reiterate his support for the "long gray line."
"New York produces many outstanding citizens," Pataki said. "But let me say this: None are finer than you, our State Troopers - men and women who put on the uniform and take that oath - who risk your lives to defend ours, and who too often to give your lives to protect ours."
"There are no finer people in our State. I am proud of you, and I believe in you. And for the over ninety years since our State Police were created you were treated with the respect and honor you deserve. Men like Gary Berwick remind us of why that respect must continue today."
1 comment:
It's getting hot in the kitchen as the former Governor uses a funeral to plead his innocent and support. The hidden message was for others to keep their mouth shut. Pataki was always a crook he just used better smoke screen. Smart of Rudy to get out of the US quick as if the stuff hits the fan he wont come back. This office knew the truth and couldn't live with what he knew as he like many know murder isn't beyond the possibility of this group.
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