With the new DHS insider telling us to look into the relationship between Anthony Weiner and Chuck Schumer this 2010 article is in that vein. Weiner entered politics as an intern in Chuck Schumer's office in 1985 so these two go way back, and they're both clearly involved in this somehow.

http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2010/12/what-anthony-weiner-learned-from-chuck-schumer-and-what-he-didnt-067223