Hochul facing lawsuit over bid rigging

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been railing against Trump ever since he got back into office, but she now has some legal problems of her own.

Reports are surfacing that Hochul may have been involved in a bid-rigging scheme.

According to the report, she had the help of a union to secure a multi-million dollar contract.

A Little Help from Our Friends

A recently filed suit against Hochul alleges that the 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) stepped into to facilitate a massive contract for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP).

The contact was reportedly awarded to Public Partnerships LLC, with the SEIU helping to facilitate the deal.

Hochul is actually facing several lawsuits for the overhaul of the CDPAP, at least two that are now claiming bids were rigged and a foregone conclusion.

The New York Post reported, “ Hochul and the state legislature, as part of the gov’s revamp of the allegedly fraud-ridden program, agreed to get rid of nearly 700 middlemen firms that acted as payroll agents between CDPAP caregivers and Medicaid in favor of one hand-picked contractor.

“Critics, including the existing middlemen firms like Mark’s Homecare LLC — which filed the latest suit in Albany Supreme Court — have been crying foul about the process leading up Public Partnerships LLC [PPL] being awarded the bid.”

A spokesperson for 1199 SEIU stated, “We sought to talk with all potential bidders to express our interest in ensuring the program would remain able to serve consumers and workers would be fairly compensated

“We had no knowledge about which firm would be awarded the contract until the official announcement,” adding that the lawsuit was “blatantly false.”

Hochul’s office has also denied any wrongdoing, stating, “The State Department of Health followed the standard procurement process based on the qualifying language approved by the State Legislature.”

But that is what guilty people do… deny any wrongdoing. It will be interesting to see this play out over the next few months, especially with Hochul’s plans to fight Trump every step of the way.

There would be nothing better for the GOP to have Hochul removed and massive Democrat scandal revealed, hopefully resulting in the GOP taking the next gubernatorial election.