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Vincent J. Gentile

Vincent J. Gentile

  • Proposal Would Mandate Media Blitz for City's Anti-Corruption Efforts

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    Council Member Vincent Gentile (photo: William Alatriste/City Council)


    The City Council’s Committee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Monday to discuss three bills, including one which would require the Department of Investigation to conduct an annual public outreach campaign to inform New Yorkers about how to identify corruption and use the resources of the DOI to file corruption complaints.

    The Department of Investigation, the city’s independent watchdog agency, is responsible for investigating wrongdoing by city agencies, officers, elected

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  • Government Investigator Explains 43% Budget Bump

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    DOI Commissioner Mark Peters (photo: @DOInews)


    The New York City Department of Investigation has become a more proactive body focusing on systemic problems at city agencies, said Commissioner Mark Peters at a City Council budget hearing on Monday afternoon. Peters explained his office's increased productivity and impact in attempting to justify a nearly 43 percent increase in the department's budget for fiscal year 2017, which begins July 1.

    The City Council's evaluation of Mayor Bill de Blasio's $82 billion preliminary budget is now in its second week and administration

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