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By day, Fred Akshar is a state senator. By night, he's a newly licensed private investigator seeking clients at $75 an hour.
And the Republican lawmaker who represents the Southern Tier is also a part-time police officer in a small village he represents.
Akshar, R-Endwell, Broome County, registered a new business — Akshar Consulting LLC — with the state Department of State on Jan. 30 despite a soon-to-take-effect rule that limits how much money state lawmakers can earn from outside jobs, state records show.
The business' newly launched website shows Akshar is looking for clients seeking private investigation or security consulting, offering to investigate anything from a person's background to workers compensation fraud or provide active shooter training or assess a building for potential threats.
Akshar, a former Broome County undersheriff with experience in undercover work, also took on a job in March of last year as a $16-an-hour, part-time police officer in Port Dickinson, a small village of 1,600 north of Binghamton, village records show.
A spokesman for Akshar said the senator was unavailable for an interview Friday but provided a pair of opinions from the state Legislative Ethics Commission, which showed he sought and received permission to accept the extra work.
Senator for hire: Fred Akshar starts private eye business, working as police officer
And the Republican lawmaker who represents the Southern Tier is also a part-time police officer in a small village he represents.
Akshar, R-Endwell, Broome County, registered a new business — Akshar Consulting LLC — with the state Department of State on Jan. 30 despite a soon-to-take-effect rule that limits how much money state lawmakers can earn from outside jobs, state records show.
The business' newly launched website shows Akshar is looking for clients seeking private investigation or security consulting, offering to investigate anything from a person's background to workers compensation fraud or provide active shooter training or assess a building for potential threats.
Akshar, a former Broome County undersheriff with experience in undercover work, also took on a job in March of last year as a $16-an-hour, part-time police officer in Port Dickinson, a small village of 1,600 north of Binghamton, village records show.
A spokesman for Akshar said the senator was unavailable for an interview Friday but provided a pair of opinions from the state Legislative Ethics Commission, which showed he sought and received permission to accept the extra work.
Senator for hire: Fred Akshar starts private eye business, working as police officer
