ALBANY, NY (01/18/2011)(readMedia)-- Governor Andrew M.

Cuomo today announced the following appointments to the

Commission on Public Integrity:

Mitra Hormozi is appointed to serve as Chairperson of the Commission.

Ms. Hormozi spent more than six years as an Assistant United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where she was the Chief of
the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. Ms. Hormozi successfully
prosecuted numerous high profile and difficult cases, including the
conviction at trial of the Boss of the Bonnano Crime Family and the
conviction at trial of the 2006 "Mafia Cops" case, involving two retired
police detectives who acted as hit men for the mob. For her work as a
federal prosecutor, Ms. Hormozi received numerous top law enforcement
awards. After leaving the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ms. Hormozi served in
the New York Attorney General's Office where she coordinated major
initiatives related to public integrity and consumer fraud, and had oversight
of regional office initiatives. In addition, Ms. Hormozi was responsible for
the investigation of former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, and was
designated as Special Assistant United States Attorney in connection with
a federal prosecution of Mr. Espada. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hormozi
was an associate in the litigation department of Kronish, Lieb, Weiner
& Hellman, and served as an Honors Attorney for the United States
Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Hormozi is a graduate of the University of Michigan and New York

University School of Law.

Richard J. Bartlett is appointed to serve as a member of the

Commission. Mr. Bartlett is a partner at Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes
PC in Glens Falls. He concentrates his practice on general litigation in
Federal and State Courts. Mr. Bartlett was a Member and Chair of the New
York State Board of Law Examiners. He is a former Dean and Professor
of Law of Albany Law School of Union University. Mr. Bartlett was a New
York State Supreme Court Justice and was Chief Administrative Judge of
New York. Mr. Bartlett served as a Delegate to the New York Constitutional
Convention in 1967 and was Chair of the New York Penal Law Revision
Commission. Mr. Bartlett was a Member of the New York Assembly from
1959-1966, and was minority whip in his last year. Mr. Bartlett received the
first Charles Evans Hughes Award presented by the Warren County Bar
Association for his outstanding dedication to the law and public service in
2002. In 2004, he received the New York State Bar Association Gold Medal,
the association's highest award. Mr. Bartlett was a Captain in the United
States Air Force, JAG during the Korean War.

Mr. Bartlett graduated from Georgetown University and received his LLB
from Harvard Law School.

Vernon Broderick is appointed to serve as a member of the Commission.

Mr. Broderick is a partner at Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP who
concentrates his practice on white collar criminal investigations and
prosecutions, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and business
litigation. Mr. Broderick's practice also includes representing clients in civil
business litigation, many of which are parallel or related proceedings filed
in connection with criminal and regulatory matters. Mr. Broderick also
handles complex civil cases, including matters involving breach of fiduciary
duty and securities fraud. Mr. Broderick was an Assistant United States
Attorney in the Southern District of New York for eight years. While at the
United States Attorney's Office, he served as chief of the Violent Gangs
Unit.

Mr. Broderick graduated from Yale University, and received his J.D. from
Harvard Law School.

The Commission on Public Integrity consists of thirteen members:

seven members, including the Chair are selected by the Governor and
six members are appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of
the Attorney General, the Comptroller, and the four Legislative leaders.
No more than four of the seven members appointed by the Governor can
belong to the same political party.
These appointees will not receive a salary and their appointments do not
require Senate confirmation.