Eric J. Massa from New York, accused of sexual harassment, said that party leaders had orchestrated a campaign against him.
Ethics cases have opened the party to the same lines of criticism that Democrats used against Republicans in winning control of the House and Senate four years ago.
The retirement of Representative Eric J. Massa, who was elected in 2008, will leave Democrats challenged to maintain their hold on a hard-won seat.
New York’s Commission on Public Integrity charged Gov. David A. Paterson with violating state ethics laws when he secured free tickets to the World Series.
The retirement of Representative Eric J. Massa, who was elected in 2008, will leave Democrats challenged to maintain their hold on a hard-won seat.
The retirement of Representative Eric J. Massa, who was elected in 2008, will leave Democrats challenged to maintain their hold on a hard-won seat.
New York’s Commission on Public Integrity charged Gov. David A. Paterson on Wednesday with violating state ethics laws when he secured free tickets to the World Series last fall.
The unusual session came after the governor’s own appointee to the United States Senate became the latest ranking Democrat to call for his resignation.
A key figure in the domestic abuse scandal bedeviling Gov. David A. Paterson told investigators the governor enlisted her help in quieting the accuser, according to a person with knowledge of her account.