Vito Lopez: Let voters decide; ethics panel meets
Photo credit: Bryan Pace, 2001 | Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn)
ALBANY -- As the state ethics commission met privately with staff investigators Tuesday, Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn) remained defiant in the wake of calls for him to resign over sexual harassment allegations.
In a statement late Tuesday, Lopez called the allegations against him "politically motivated" and said voters should determine whether he continues to serve. "In recent days, outside...