An Orange County government agency under investigation by the District Attorney’s Office retained an Albany law firm after a closed-door discussion at a special meeting on Tuesday.
The Industrial Development Agency’s hiring of Hinckley Allen came five days after District Attorney David Hoovler confirmed to the Times Herald-Record that his office had subpoenaed records from the IDA and was looking into allegations of financial impropriety and conflicts of interest.
Representing the law firm at the online meeting on Tuesday was Michael Koenig, a former federal prosecutor whose work includes white-collar criminal cases and government investigations. He specialized in corporate fraud cases at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., before going into private practice, according to his profile.