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By not in system - AOL NewsALBANY, N.Y. (July 28) -- New York Gov. David Paterson will not face criminal charges for calling a woman who later dropped domestic violence charges against a top aide, though the aide could still face prosecution, according to an investigative report issued Wednesday. Retired Judge Judith Kaye, tasked by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo with examining Paterson's role in the assault case, said the Democratic governor's actions did not constitute witness tampering. However, she criticized him for failing to inquire about what actually happened that night beyond the account of his friend ...
NY Gov. David Paterson Likely to Avoid Charges in Aide's Domestic Case
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyNew York Democratic Gov. David Paterson's involvement in a top aide's domestic violence case betrayed poor judgment but did not rise to the level of a criminal offense, a retired judge investigating the matter says in a report. Former New York State Appeals Court Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, in findings released Wednesday, said Paterson engaged in "inappropriate conduct" in his contact with the alleged victim, according to the New York Times. But his actions didn't amount to witness tampering or related criminal acts. Paterson contacted Sherr-una Booker while she was seeking a protective ...
Woman Presses Case Against Aide to NY Gov. Paterson
By Mara Gay - AOL News(July 22) -- The woman whose accusations of domestic abuse scandalized New York Gov. David Paterson is speaking out for the first time, saying she wants prosecutors to charge her former boyfriend -- one of the governor's former aides -- with assault. "I will be refiling my charges as soon as possible," Sherr-una Booker told WNBC-TV. Months ago, Booker, 41, dropped a domestic violence claim against key Paterson aide David Johnson after a conversation with the governor. But now, after months of silence, Booker says she wants the man who allegedly ripped her clothes off, shoved her up against ...
Paterson: I Was Source in Times Story About Me
By Michelle Ruiz - AOL News(March 18) -- When The New York Times reported that New York Gov. David Paterson intervened in a domestic abuse case involving his top aide, Paterson said the story was based on unsourced claims and unnamed sources. Now, the governor says, he was one of those sources. Paterson told a New York radio station today that he was the source who led the Times to write the story that prompted him to drop his election bid and triggered the resignation of five of his staffers amid calls that he do the same. The Times flatly denies the claim. Chris Hondros, Getty Images New York Gov. David Paterson ...
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