▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion ▁will ▁benefit ▁" a ▁t angle ▁of ▁well - connected ▁players ▁– ▁including ▁developers ▁and ▁frequent ▁don ors ▁to ▁the ▁governor ▁– ▁who ▁have ▁fe asted ▁on ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion ▁money ". ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁then - U . S . ▁Att orney ▁P reet ▁B har ara ▁( of ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ) ▁began ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁state ▁construction ▁projects ▁and ▁contract s . ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁investigation . ▁Many ▁companies ▁have ▁been ▁sub po ena ed , ▁and ▁have ▁provided ▁information , ▁including ▁Sol ar City ▁and ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Governor ▁Andrew ▁Cu omo . ▁Sol ar City ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁subject ▁or ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁investigation , ▁and ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁vendor ▁selection ▁or ▁contract ing . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁att orney ' s ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁is ▁leading ▁a ▁federal ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion . ▁Pro sec utors ▁sub po ena ed ▁several ▁state ▁institutions ▁who ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁Sol ar City ▁and ▁other ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion ▁project . ▁The ▁sub po enas ▁sought ▁information ▁about ▁how ▁government - fund ed ▁programs ▁were ▁awarded ▁and ▁what ▁the ▁role ▁was ▁of ▁state ▁officials ▁who ▁selected ▁the ▁w inners . ▁Cu omo ▁has ▁strongly ▁def ended ▁the ▁project ▁not ing ▁that ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁decrease ▁in ▁un emp loyment ▁and