People v. Doe

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ernst H. Rosenberger, J.

A Grand Jury of the Extraordinary Special and Trial Term *525conducted an investigation into the negotiation and execution of an amended lease for certain real property owned by the City of New York. "The investigation sought to determine whether a bribe, in the form of a campaign contribution, was paid by the principals of the lessee corporation to the campaign committee of a public official to influence negotiations to cover the terms of the proposed amended lease. Fifteen witnesses testified and forty documents and exhibits were introduced into…