Prosecutors
NY Mayor and DA in Tiff Over Control of Deferred Prosecution Cash
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is disputing claims that his office has more than 60 secret bank accounts containing tens of millions of dollars.
Actually, the accounts aren’t a secret, Morganthau told the New York Times, and the dispute is all about control of money obtained in deferred prosecution settlements. Officials in Morgenthau’s office say a New York law requiring city agencies to register bank accounts with the city comptroller doesn’t apply to law enforcement agencies; the city disagrees and is asking for an accounting.
“The mayor has difficulty in accepting the fact that there are any people in the city that do not report to him and take orders from him,” Morgenthau told the Times.
