Opinion
February 11, 1993
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Greenfield, J.).
The mere utterance of First Amendment privileges by a purported eleemosynary organization cannot shield defendants from the scrutiny of the Attorney-General (Ohio Civ. Rights Commn. v Dayton Schools, 477 U.S. 619), and the Attorney-General is clearly empowered to supervise charitable corporations (in which category defendants claim the Foundation belongs), and to enjoin them from soliciting funds improperly (EPTL 8-1.4). Defendants' persistent and willful defiance of the Supreme Court subpoena warrants the finding of contempt.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Wallach, Ross and Rubin, JJ.