Cuomo's new ethics pick raises questions after predecessor's sudden resignation
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's pick to chair a state ethics commission is raising eyebrows.
Cuomo's new pick for the position — attorney Camille Joseph Varlack —is no stranger to the Cuomo administration. Varlack previously served under the embattled governor in multiple roles including deputy director of state operations, chief risk officer and special counsel. In her role as chief risk officer of JCOPE, Varlack managed a network of attorneys planted into 24 state agencies monitoring for ethical violations, the Times-Union reports. The role of the "special counsels" in JCOPE was to effectively play defense for the Cuomo administration by tracking and dealing with potentially damaging freedom of information requests, the paper reported Monday, citing anonymous sources.More Related News