{"id":9351,"date":"2013-07-02T17:19:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T21:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=9351"},"modified":"2013-07-02T17:23:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T21:23:39","slug":"4-north-country-leaders-named-to-cuomo-anti-corruption-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2013\/07\/02\/4-north-country-leaders-named-to-cuomo-anti-corruption-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Four North Country leaders named to Cuomo anti-corruption panel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague (at left) at the event naming Governor Cuomo’s new anti-corruption panel. (Source: NYS Governor’s Office)<\/p><\/div>\n

Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his clean-government “Commission to Investigate Public Corruption” panel on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The 25-member group will include four people with ties to the North Country.<\/p>\n

They include the board chair of the Olympic Regional Development Authority, Patrick Barrett, as well as three district attorneys from Essex, Frankly and Warren Counties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must root out corruption in politics and government,\u201d Governor Cuomo said.<\/p>\n

“Since the Legislature has failed to act, today I am formally empanelling a Commission to Investigate Public Corruption pursuant to the Moreland Act and Section 63(8) of the Executive Law that will convene the best minds in law enforcement and public policy from across New York to address weaknesses in the State\u2019s public corruption, election and campaign finance laws, generate transparency and accountability, and restore the public trust.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are the bios provided by Governor Cuomo’s office.<\/p>\n

J. Patrick Barrett<\/strong> has been Chief Executive Officer of CARPAT Investments since 1987. He has previously served as President of Telergy, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Avis, Inc. Earlier in his business career, he served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Norton Simon, Inc. Mr. Barrett assumed the Norton Simon post after a long career at Carrier Corporation, where he served in various positions, starting as Assistant Treasurer in 1964 and rising to President of Carrier International Corporation in 1977. In 1989, he was elected Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, a post he held until 1991. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at the Olympic Regional Development Authority. Mr. Barrett is a graduate of Siena College.<\/p>\n

Derek P. Champagne<\/strong> became District Attorney of Franklin County in 2002. Prior to serving as District Attorney, D.A. Champagne was a United States Customs Officer, served as the Village Attorney in Malone, New York, and was an Assistant District Attorney and later the Chief A.D.A. for Franklin County. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the New York State District Attorney’s Association, as Vice-Chair of New York State Sentencing Commission, as a member of the New York State Justice Taskforce and also as a member of the Chief Judge’s Advisory Committee on Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law. He previously served as the President of the New York State District Attorney’s Association. D.A. Champagne is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University and Franklin Pierce Law School at the University of New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

Kathleen B. Hogan<\/strong> has served as the Warren County District Attorney since 2002 and is the first woman to hold the position. Earlier in her career, D.A. Hogan worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, and in private practice at Fitzgerald, Morris, Baker, and Firth, P.C. D.A. Hogan has served on Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s Justice Task Force, the Sentencing Commission and the Children’s Justice Task Force. She served as president of the New York State District Attorneys Association from 2009 to 2010. D.A. Hogan attended St. Lawrence University and the Washington and Lee University School of Law.<\/p>\n

Kristy Sprague<\/strong> has served as the Essex County District Attorney since 2009. Prior to serving as the D.A., she was an Assistant District Attorney in Clinton County. D.A. Sprague is a graduate of SUNY Albany, Plattsburgh State, and Albany Law School.<\/p>\n

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