Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Watchdog Groups Combine Efforts Against Corruption





COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INTEGRITY

Tel: 202-374-3680
email: committeeonpublicintegrity@gmail.com
Web: www.committeeonpublicintegrity.com

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Coalition of New York Court Watchdog Groups Combine Efforts by Jointly Founding Committee on Public Integrity – CPI

New Governmental Oversight Organization on Public Integrity Is Formed by Public Committee on Attorney Conduct and The Committee on Public Integrity Organizations.

New York, New York - The Committee on Public Integrity - CPI - has been founded as part of a national movement to hold New York State governmental organizations, officials and employees accountable under stringent standards of fairness, transparency and citizen review. The new organization has been established jointly by Public Committee on Attorney Conduct, Citizens United for Court Reform, a New York based rights administration organization and Integrity in the Courts, and other leading Internet blogs focused on attorney disciplinary process and procedures. Committee on Public Integrity is being headquartered in New York City. In announcing plans for the new oversight group, John T. White, president of Public Committee on Attorney Conduct stated, “For too long, we have allowed government to be controlled by officials and employees often to the detriment of the citizens they are expected to serve. Indeed, the system is often found to be dominated and controlled strictly by money, favoritism and cronyism. The keystone of this reform effort must be to change and in some cases replace the current failed system with new structures, directly answerable to the general public.” Mr. White stated that this new umbrella reform organization is being founded in part as a result of the growing number of federal whistle blower lawsuits. In New York State in particular suits have been filed to expose cronyism, self-dealing and fraud within and about the justice system. Mr. White noted, “Clearly, as suits against the court administration system and others in public service continue to be filed, the time has come for a top to bottom review of the fatally flawed government system which remains shielded from public scrutiny.” Mr. White continued, “In New York State, well documented complaints of malpractice, personal attacks and even theft, filed by individuals victimized by attorneys have revealed that the court system is corrupt to the core. The establishment of Committee on Public Integrity is a necessary step in a process designed to hold officials accountable for their illegal actions, which threaten to undermine the standards of fairness and integrity on which our system of government is founded.” According to the founding organizations, Committee on Public Integrity will include as members individuals, who through their personal and professional lives have established a reputation of responsibility and fairness. He added, “We are in search of a committee to be made up of members with broad and diverse business experience and expertise, as well as impeccable records of fairness and sound judgment to review breaches of law and ethics.”

Inquiries and documents should be sent to Committee on Public Integrity via email at CommitteeOnPublicIntegrity@gmail.com. Telephone inquiries can be directed to 202-374-3680. 
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