Reza Chowdhury
Role at the time: Founder and CEO of AlleyWatch
Condemned
Statement summary
Chowdhury questions James's suitability for the appointment by raising a mortgage-fraud indictment and alleging that she covered up workplace abuse.
“Wasn't she indicted for mortgage fraud and didn't she cover up abuse in her office place among her employees?”
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Chowdhury replies directly to Hochul's announcement of James's appointment. He uses questions about James's conduct to challenge the governor's choice.
Why we used this label
The subject is Hochul's choice of James. Chowdhury's rhetorical questions raise accusations against the appointee as objections to that choice.