The Daily News and Post are reporting that Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney known for his crackdown on political corruption, has–according to “two sources” cited in the Daily News story–subpoenaed from State University of New York, previous owner of Long Island College Hospital, “all communications between the university system and City Hall regarding the sale of LICH dating to Jan. 2, 2014, when [Mayor Bill] de Blasio took office.”
It also seeks all communication regarding the hospital dating to 2013 between SUNY and de Blasio’s campaign and his fundraiser Ross Offinger, as well as various groups tied to the mayor such as the Campaign For One New York, UPKNYC, and United for Affordable NYC, the sources said.
The Post story cites a July 15 letter by Joseph Porter, Senior Vice Chancellor of SUNY, seen by the Post, indicating that Bharara’s office “has now cast a wide net for evidence of possible malfeasance in SUNY’s $240 million sale of LICH to Fortis.”
Thanks to BHB reader “Remsen Street Dweller” for alerting us to this.
