Brendan Lyons

@Brendan_LyonsTU

Managing Editor Capitol Bureau/Investigations Times Union

Albany, NY

Joined September 2010

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jul 19

ICYMI: Brittany Commisso settles with NY for $450K over @andrewcuomo groping/harassment complaint. Her attorney: 'Ms. Commisso, like NYC voters, decided to turn the page on Cuomo' timesunion.com/news/article/b… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. Former gubernatorial aide Brittany Commisso settled her lawsuit related to what was seen by many as the most serious sexual harassment allegation against former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 17

The @NYSheriffs leader says 'I think there has to be an allegation of wrongdoing' to justify @NewYorkStateAG's investigation of two departments' work with ICE. 'We really don't know what's behind it.' timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. An investigation of two county sheriff’s departments by the state attorney general’s office may be focused on whether the agencies committed civil rights violations.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · May 27

Turkish migrant admits raping 15-year-old runaway in Albany. Sakir Akkan crossed the southern border illegally in 2023, about 7 months before he forced the girl into his car. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jul 17

$30M verdict against an attorney who posed as a doctor to abuse Boy Scouts at a Sullivan County camp in the 1980s. Judge called his testimony "self-serving and not believable." timesunion.com/state/article/… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. A judge in Sullivan County recently awarded a $30 million verdict for a New Jersey man who was sexually abused as a teenager at a Hudson Valley Boy Scout camp by an attorney who posed as a doctor.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jul 15

After federal judges declined to take action on his appointment, John A. Sarcone III is named acting U.S. attorney after a little shuffling of titles in New York's Northern District. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. John A. Sarcone III has been named first assistant U.S. attorney for New York's Northern District, a move that will enable him to serve in the role of acting U.S. attorney for a limited period.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jul 9

Sigh: Interim U.S. attorney orders Times Union removed from media distribution list after story about his boarded-up residence. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. The Times Union published a story last month about interim U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III listing a boarded-up residence in Albany as his address.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jul 8

New York’s six-figure public pension club keeps getting bigger — top pensioner gets more than $500K a year. Story via @lucyehodgman timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. Public hospital executives continue to receive the largest pensions in the state, with one retiree collecting more than $500,000.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jul 8

After nearly a decade of litigation, DuPont Co. agrees to settle lawsuit over Hoosick Falls water pollution. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. DuPont Co. has agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that was filed nearly a decade ago on behalf of residents in and around the village of Hoosick Falls.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 27

U.S. attorney lists boarded-up Albany building as his residence timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. John A. Sarcone III is required under a federal statute to reside in New York’s Northern District. The row house in Albany’s Sheridan Hollow that he listed as his address is boarded up.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 26

Video shows US attorney’s encounter with knife-wielding man n Albany timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. Video shows encounter between U.S. attorney for New York's Northern District and knife-wielding migrant outside an Albany hotel on June 17.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 23

Eight months after energy summit, @GovKathyHochul directs @NYPAenergy to construct upstate nuclear plant as NY struggles on its path to meet emissions' mandates. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the New York Power Authority “to develop and construct a zero-emission advanced nuclear power plant in upstate New York.”

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 18

Knife-wielding man chases U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone. 'I'm a resident of the city of Albany ... I don’t feel safe to go out for a walk and have a cigar right near the state Capitol' timesunion.com/news/article/k… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. Authorities believe the man who confronted John A. Sarcone III was in the country illegally.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 17

Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of man fatally beaten by prison officers says @NYSDOCCS leaders fostered culture in which 'officers are allowed and emboldened to brutalize incarcerated individuals with impunity' timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. Messiah Nantwi was killed March 1 at Mid-State prison, becoming the second inmate to be fatally beaten in a NY prison in three months.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 12

Murder charge against former state trooper upheld by New York's highest court. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 12

Congressional hearing gets heated as @EliseStefanik tangles with @GovKathyHochul on New York's migrant policies. (A preview of a gubernatorial debate?) timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. Gov. Kathy Hochul tells Congress New York is committed to assisting U.S. immigration and Border Patrol agencies in “cracking down on gang members and violent criminals.”

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · Jun 10

NY will pay $750K to settle case by worker fired for her 'truthful' testimony in sex harassment investigation that targeted former @NYSDCJS forensics director. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. The state will pay $750,000 to settle case filed by an attorney who was terminated for her testimony during an investigation by the inspector general’s office.

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Capitol Confidential@TUCapCon · Jun 2

Statement from @RepStefanik on @delgadoforNY announcing gubernatorial bid: There is a reason I dubbed @KathyHochul the worst governor in America. It's because it's true. Her own lieutenant governor that she hand-picked is now primarying her, which shows she has lost support, not…

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · May 27

Trooper fired after failed drug test sues @nyspolice to get job back. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. New York state trooper fired after failed drug test sues State Police to get job back.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · May 23

Police agencies pulled from seatbelt checkpoint in Cohoes involving ICE agents. Mayor Bill Keeler: 'I put public safety above politics, and I want to work with federal, state and local law enforcement' timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. State troopers, sheriff's deputies and motor vehicle investigators were eventually told to leave local checkpoint due to ICE agents' presence.

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Brendan Lyons@Brendan_LyonsTU · May 8

FBI opens formal investigation of NY Attorney General Letitia James. A mortgage document from James' purchase of a Virginia residence was signed by Jennifer Levy, her first deputy. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

Brendan_LyonsTU's tweet card. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI in Albany are probing property transactions of New York Attorney General Letitia James that date back decades.

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