New York State Inspector General Report
On August 11, 2009, the "New York State Inspector General Joseph Fisch issued a report of his two-year investigation of the Waterfront Commission. The report detailed extensive illegal, corrupt and unethical behavior on the part of Waterfront Commission staff. Following release of the report, the large majority of the Commission's executive staff was fired, including the New Jersey Commissioner Michael J. Madonna (the New York Commissioner's seat was vacant at the time of the report's release, although the report faulted the actions of the former New York Commissioner, Michael C. Axelrod).
The report's existence was due, in part, to two whistleblowers Kevin McGown and Brian Smith, who both resigned and have since filed a discrimination complaint against the agency.
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