MassMutual hired Guiliani's law firm

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MassMutual hired Guiliani's law firm
By Brett Arends
Thursday, June 23, 2005

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was yesterday dragged into the deepening MassMutual scandal with the revelation that his law firm, Bracewell & Giuliani, conducted the investigation into the actions of ousted chairman and CEO Robert O'Connell.

The role of Bracewell & Giuliani, which the former mayor joined at the end of March, was revealed in court documents filed yesterday in Springfield.

MassMutual's embattled executives may have hoped for a halo effect from the link to the popular Giuliani.



But instead, the law firm's involvment raises new questions about its own behavior and ethics in the events surrounding O'Connell's firing three weeks ago.



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http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=91175

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1. City to boost inspections, crackdown on worst landlords

City to boost inspections, crackdown on worst landlords

BY GLENN THRUSH
STAFF WRITER

June 22, 2005


The city will soon unveil a revamped system of basement-to-roof housing inspections as part of a crackdown on the city's worst landlords in some of the poorest neighborhoods, Newsday has learned.

The initiative, which comes a decade after former Mayor Rudy Giuliani severely curtailed housing enforcement and litigation, in part through funding cuts, will mandate comprehensive inspections in buildings with chronic maintenance and financial problems.

As many as 1,500 buildings containing 20,000 apartments could be placed on an inspection list selected by city housing officials, City Council members and community groups, according to a draft agreement between Council Speaker Gifford Miller and Housing Commissioner Shaun Donovan.

Landlords would be given no notice of inspections.



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http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/brooklyn/nyc-hous0622,0,7462034.story?coll=nyc-manheadlines-brooklyn