NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former head of New York's Liberal Party and a founding partner of Aldus Equity have pleaded guilty to taking part in a kickback scheme that corrupted how the state pension fund chose investment managers, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday. The two-year probe, joined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and ...

A political power broker and an investment executive who advised government officials in several states have pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with a "pay-to-play" scandal at New York's public pension fund. Raymond Harding, the one-time head of New York's now-defunct Liberal Party, entered ...

An influence-peddling scandal that began in New York, but is now expanding to other states, broadened Thursday as authorities brought criminal charges against a Dallas executive whose firm advises some of the country's biggest public pension funds. Saul Meyer, the 38-year-old managing partner of Aldus ...