Posted at: 11/05/2009 5:26 PM
By: WNYT Staff
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Breslin seeks to expose legal defense contributors
ALBANY - Without actually mentioning the name "Hiram Monserrate," state Sen. Neil Breslin is taking a shot at the recently convicted senator.
Monserrate was convicted of misdemeanor assault after a domestic incident with his girlfriend.
Reports indicate Monserrate paid for his lawyers with a legal defense fund.
By law the people who donate to that fund remain anonymous.
Breslin is introducing a bill that would change that.
"It's like putting your finger in the dike. And I don't expect this to be the last piece of legislation dealing with openness and reform, but I hope it takes a giant step forward," Breslin said.
The bill would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2009.
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