Furthermore, Mr. Hevesi never directed Mr. Loglisci to cede his authority to Hank Morris.
Hevesi, convicted of official misconduct, a felony, was sentenced to 1 to 4 years in prison.
He also can't contact former associates convicted of crimes, which would include Hevesi, the former comptroller.
Loglisci, formerly an aid to New York State Controller Alan Hevesi, pleaded guilty this March.
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"He plays by the rules as they are, " says Hevesi's spokesman of his boss.
Mr. Loglisci, the deputy to Mr. Hevesi, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge in the case.
Mr. Hevesi pleaded guilty to a single felony charge of defrauding the government and avoided prison time.
"Alan Hevesi, the comptroller of the City of New York, scared the daylights out of them, " he says.
Mr. Hevesi's plea isn't expected this week, but is likely soon if details can be ironed out, these people said.
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Mr. Hevesi served two terms as New York City comptroller and held the state comptroller's position from 2003 through 2006.
Current Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a Democrat who succeeded Hevesi, has instituted several policies in the office to avoid influence peddling.
Two other Democrats are also jockeying for position: Alan Hevesi, the city's comptroller, and Freddie Ferrer, the Bronx borough president.
The scandal has already resulted in other pleas of criminal guilt, including one by former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi.
Prevention aside, Hevesi's suit cost New York's pension fund by deflating the value of its investments in the banks it sued.
Mr Giuliani, who would probably back Messrs Vallone or Hevesi over his former friend, might be able to block that route.
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Mr. Cuomo's office found "no evidence to warrant filing any prosecutable charge against any of Hevesi's children, " according to the plea agreement.
Mr. DiNapoli, an ex-assemblyman, was installed in the job by the Legislature after Alan Hevesi pleaded guilty to misusing of state resources.
Mr. Hevesi served 20 months in prison and was released in December.
The Hevesi settlements, in other words, look like a loser for taxpayers.
Days later, Alan Hevesi, the state comptroller, resigned and pleaded guilty to fraud for using state employees as his wife's personal chauffeurs.
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Mr. Hevesi's plea is expected at least in part to involve his alleged acceptance of foreign trips paid for by California money manager Elliott Broidy.
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CNN's Jo Shelley and journalist Flora Hevesi contributed to this report.
"It's a collegial environment, " said Sleight, who led the 2006 investigation into former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi that resulted in one of Albany biggest corruption convictions.
And, according to Alan Hevesi, the city comptroller, only 52% of New Yorkers of working age have a job, compared with a national average of nearly 64%.
An academic-turned-politician from Queens, Mr. Hevesi, 70 years old, served two terms as New York City comptroller before being elected state comptroller in 2002 by a close margin.
When he is sentenced, Mr. Hevesi could face 16 months to four years in prison on the felony charge, but the judge could also decide to give him probation.
As Forbes noted in a cover story last year (Sept. 20), Hevesi's two outside law firms have a history of contributing financially to the pols who oversee their pension clients.
While the charge isn't clear, a plea could suggest the taint on the fund's investments reached the highest level of the pension system, which Mr. Hevesi oversaw from 2003 to 2006.
Mr. Hevesi's agreement to cooperate could put pressure on others to plead guilty as Mr. Cuomo tries to tie up his investigation before leaving office at the end of the year.
Four prominent Democrats have raised millions of dollars for the mayor's race: city Public Advocate Mark Green, city Comptroller Alan Hevesi, city council President Peter Vallone, and Bronx Borough President Ferdinand Ferrer.
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