| Will NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo | | | | be added to the list of qualified contractors regardless |
| Investigate? | | | | of Geoffrey Moore's findings. When Geoffrey Moore |
| When will NY State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo | | | | questioned the decision, the response from James |
| start to investigate why the New York State | | | | Gray was simply "DO IT". |
| Dormitory Authority (DASNY) is spending millions in | | | | Only months later Fred and Joseph Scalemandre pled |
| legal fees to cover-up wrongdoings by former and | | | | guilty to crimes perpetrated specifically against |
| current DASNY officials? | | | | government agencies, former United States Attorney |
| For over a decade the New York State Dormitory | | | | VINEGRAD stated: |
| Authority has been paying one of the nations largest | | | | "The Scalamandres defrauded government agencies, |
| law firm, Akin Gump, to delay a trial that will publicly | | | | evaded taxes, paid off organized crime leaders all for |
| "out", DASNY officials that were engaged in an | | | | their own selfish ends. By using both the mob and |
| elaborate plot that used an innocent company, The | | | | MBE's to LINE THEIR POCKETS, the Scalamandres |
| Vanderbilt Group and it's principals, Frank and Ken | | | | caused enormous harm to honest competitors in the |
| Stubbolo, as scapegoats to cover-up DASNY officials | | | | construction industry |
| wrongdoings. Likely due to the Federal investigation of | | | | Months before, The Vanderbilt Group filed a formal |
| the MOB connected company DASNY officials were | | | | complaint to the New York State Ethics Commission |
| giving special consideration to at the time. It is beyond | | | | and the Stubbolos were even formally questioned |
| comprehension that New York State Attorney | | | | regarding this misconduct and possible crime, yet no |
| General, Andrew Cuomo has not taken steps to seek | | | | action was taken and the NYS Ethics Commission |
| just and punish the guilty. | | | | refused to release the findings of their report. With all |
| This entire mess started when the company under | | | | the problems with ethics violation taking place in New |
| investigation by Federal Authorities, Sea Crest | | | | York State government, it is a forgone conclusion that |
| construction Corp, owned by Fred and Joseph | | | | New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo |
| Scalemandre, bid a project for DASNY that was out | | | | should take an active role in ferreting out the guilty |
| to bid. Sea Crest sent its initial letter of interest with a | | | | individuals within DASNY that are spending untold |
| description of their qualifications and was immediately | | | | millions of state money to defend themselves and |
| disqualified by Geoffrey Moore, the DASNY project | | | | cover-up their violations. |
| manager on the job. Sea Crest representative called | | | | It is precisely these types of violations that need to be |
| Mr. Moore and argued the decision. Mr. Moore, then | | | | addressed before they get out of hand. When the |
| sent a letter to Sea Crest and explained that the firm | | | | guilty parties within the New York State Dormitory |
| was in fact disqualified and that "there was no | | | | Authority, are the same officials that approve this |
| Dormitory Authority appeal that could be made." | | | | funding, unless an outside office like New York State |
| Through a flurry of emails sent by Douglas VanVleck, | | | | Attorney General office, headed by Andrew Cuomo, |
| to James Gray on behalf of Thomas Murphy, then | | | | investigates these matters, there simply are no checks |
| Executive Director of DASNY, ordering that Sea Crest | | | | and balances. |