Pacific Corporate Group settles kickback probe for $2M, avoids charges in NY pension scandal

NEW YORK — The Pacific Corporate Group, a company that helps big government pension funds decide how to invest their money, has agreed to pay $2 million to extract itself from a corruption investigation in New York.

California-based Pacific Corporate Group settles NY pension probe for $2 million

NEW YORK — A company that helps government pension funds decide how to invest their money has agreed to pay $2 million to extract itself from a New York corruption investigation.

Private equity firm Riverstone Holdings to pay $30 million to settle role in NY pension probe

NEW YORK — The private equity firm Riverstone Holdings has agreed to pay $30 million and abide by a new code of conduct to resolve its role in a corruption scandal at New York’s giant government pension fund.

Carlyle Group to pay $20 million, implement reforms for its role in NY pension fund scandal

NEW YORK — The Carlyle Group, one of the nation’s largest private equity funds, has agreed to pay $20 million and make other reforms to resolve its role in an influence-peddling scandal at New York’s public pension fund.

Politically connected placement agents get subpoenas in NY pay-to-play pension probe

NEW YORK — Investigators probing influence peddling at the state pension fund have subpoenaed a number of politically connected New Yorkers who picked up big paychecks lobbying former officials at the retirement fund.

NY comptroller sues Aldus Equity over Dallas firm’s role in pay-to-play scandal

NEW YORK — New York state’s comptroller is suing a company accused of paying illegal kickbacks in exchange for a big investment from the state pension fund.

NY Attorney General Cuomo broadens pension pay-to-play probe, now moving nationwide

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is trying to develop a nationwide investigation with his counterparts in 35 other states to root out what he calls corruption and abuse of public workers’ pension funds nationwide, a state official said.

NM firing financial adviser entangled in kickback scandal involving NY retirement fund

SANTA FE, N.M. — A state investment office is firing a financial adviser caught up in a pay-to-play investigation involving a New York state pension fund.

NY state, city officials ban ‘placement agents’ from involvement in pension investments

NEW YORK — Amid an expanding corruption investigation, top officials in Albany and New York City said Wednesday that they would bar lobbyists known as placement agents from soliciting investment business from the state’s two biggest public pension systems.

Amid scandal, NYC comptroller joins state in bans lobbyists from state pension investments

NEW YORK — New York City’s comptroller has joined state officials in saying he wants to ban lobbyists known as placement agents from soliciting business from government pension funds.

NYC comptroller reportedly looks into whether Quadrangle failed to disclose finder fees

NEW YORK — The New York City comptroller’s office is reportedly looking into whether private-equity firm Quadrangle Group — once headed by Steven Rattner — misled or deceived city pension funds.