Sentences with phrase «bay town attorney»

In February, 2010, Mei testified, he was given an assignment by Leonard Genova, the former Oyster Bay town attorney — at the behest of Venditto — to help find a way for the town to help Singh secure financing for capital improvements at the town golf course and beach.

Marc Agnifilo, Venditto's lawyer, said that Singh — working with Mei, a former deputy Oyster Bay Town attorney, and Genova, a former deputy town supervisor and, later, town attorney, worked together without Venditto's knowledge.

Singh, charged in September 2015 with income - tax evasion, obstruction of justice and bribing a former deputy Oyster Bay Town attorney, has pleaded not guilty and has had his trial postponed indefinitely.

On Monday, Joseph Nocella, the Oyster Bay Town attorney, said, «The town doesn't comment on ongoing litigation, especially as it involves a previous administration.»

Oyster Bay Town Attorney Leonard Genova, who long served as former Supervisor John Venditto's right - hand man, resigned Monday.

According to documents unsealed recently, Frederick Mei, who resigned as a deputy Oyster Bay Town attorney on Aug. 31, 2015, secretly pleaded guilty to a charge of honest services fraud.

Not exact matches

Frederick Ippolito, former Town of Oyster Bay planning commissioner who pleaded guilty to federal tax charges last year, has died in prison, his attorney, Brian Griffin said.

An opinion by an Oyster Bay attorney that the town could not provide a loan guarantee legally for restaurateur Harendra Singh's businesses set off a chain of events in which former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's law firm was hired to devise a way get around it, federal prosecutors allege.

Aug. 11, 2015: Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas to investigate trips by Mangano and Oyster Bay Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei.

Aug. 10, 2015: Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas says she will investigate trips by Mangano and Oyster Bay Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei.

Restaurateur Harendra Singh on Thursday finished his testimony in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, after 13 days on the stand and as the prosecution challenged two crucial sets of evidence submitted by defense attorneys.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz said during the arraignment that the government wants to have Griffin removed as Venditto's attorney because the federal investigation is continuing into Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay, and Griffin has a conflict of iAttorney Lara Treinis Gatz said during the arraignment that the government wants to have Griffin removed as Venditto's attorney because the federal investigation is continuing into Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay, and Griffin has a conflict of iattorney because the federal investigation is continuing into Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay, and Griffin has a conflict of interest.

-- Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh was arrested and indicted in September on 13 federal charges including one that he bribed a former Town of Oyster Bay deputy attorney in order to have the town give him an «indirect guarantee» of $ 32 million in loTown of Oyster Bay deputy attorney in order to have the town give him an «indirect guarantee» of $ 32 million in lotown give him an «indirect guarantee» of $ 32 million in loans.

For example, restaurateur Harendra Singh was been indicted on federal charges that he bribed an Oyster Bay deputy town attorney to receive a favorable financial deal.

«Sadly, we're getting confronted with public officials who are alleged to have abused their positions of trust, in this case the highest - ranking elected official in Nassau County and in the Town of Oyster Bay, for their own corrupt benefit, thereby abusing the public trust,» Robert L. Capers, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said at a news conference.

Venditto, an attorney and son of Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, was first elected to the legislature in 2012.

Several readers have asked about the deal Leonard Genova, Oyster Bay's former deputy supervisor and town attorney, got for testifying as a prosecution witness after receiving full immunity from prosecution.

Venditto did not comment Thursday, but his attorney, Brian Griffin of Garden City, said in a statement: «John Venditto has served the citizens of the Town of Oyster Bay for 40 years, with great distinction.

The defendants in the federal corruption trial — former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano; John Venditto, Oyster Bay's former town supervisor; and Mangano's wife, Linda — and their attorneys have the option to wait in a side room.

Mangano contacted then - Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, who delegated the task to his «operations guy» Leonard Genova, who then assigned the task to deputy town attorney Frederick Mei, Singh said from the stTown Supervisor John Venditto, who delegated the task to his «operations guy» Leonard Genova, who then assigned the task to deputy town attorney Frederick Mei, Singh said from the sttown attorney Frederick Mei, Singh said from the stand.

Late Wednesday, Azrack ruled lawyers on both sides are entitled to know about verbal communication between Oyster Bay attorneys and town officials.

«They were doing somersaults for him,» Keating said of Oyster Bay officials that included former town attorney Leonard Genova and former deputy town attorney Frederick Mei.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in the 10 - week - old corruption trial's closing arguments while Mangano's defense attorney countered that the government's star witness «desecrated the oath» by lying repeatedly on the stand.

An attorney who served as outside counsel to the Town of Oyster Bay testified Thursday that he vehemently urged its officials against what he saw as a «sham» and «bogus» proposal to guarantee a loan for restaurateur Harendra Singh.

In the government's motion, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lara Treinis Gatz, Catherine Mirabile and Raymond Tierney said the other material turned over to the defense includes: 35,000 pages of Town of Oyster Bay documents and emails; 30,000 pages of bank account records and 5,000 pages of phone records of unidentified people; 3,250 pages of what is described as «miscellaneous documents,» and 550 pages of documents involving unspecified loans.

During cross examination, Marc Agnifilo, Venditto's attorney, asked whether it also would have been important for auditors to know about bribes Singh paid to Frederick Mei, Oyster Bay's former deputy town attorney, and others.

Leonard Genova, Oyster Bay's former town attorney, became Immunity Leonard Genova — because he received full immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony for prosecutors, Keating said.

ALBANY — The U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District on Thursday unveiled a 13 - count indictment against Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife Linda and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto on federal corruption charges.

Leonard Genova, once deputy to former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, was grilled by defense attorneys Wednesday.

Defense attorneys on Tuesday questioned former Town of Oyster Bay Attorney Leonard Genova, seen in Oyster Bay on May 24, 2016.

Marc Agnifilo, the defense attorney for John Venditto, Oyster Bay's former town supervisor, asked Leonard Genova, Venditto's former deputy.

Edelstein said several Oyster Bay Town officials at that time — including Kevin Conologue, deputy parks commissioner, Leonard Kunzig, the comptroller, Steven Marx, Venditto's assistant, and Frederick Mei, a deputy town attorney — were at a meeting in April 2011 when the term was explaiTown officials at that time — including Kevin Conologue, deputy parks commissioner, Leonard Kunzig, the comptroller, Steven Marx, Venditto's assistant, and Frederick Mei, a deputy town attorney — were at a meeting in April 2011 when the term was explaitown attorney — were at a meeting in April 2011 when the term was explained.

An attorney who served as outside counsel to the Town of Oyster Bay when it first guaranteed a loan for restaurateur Harendra Singh testified Wednesday that he witnessed Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano put his hand on Singh's shoulder at a crucial April 2010 meeting on the deal and tell the room, «Let's get this thing done.»

The town also disputes arguments by prosecutors that Town Attorney Joseph Nocella waived Oyster Bay's privilege in a conversation with federal prosecuttown also disputes arguments by prosecutors that Town Attorney Joseph Nocella waived Oyster Bay's privilege in a conversation with federal prosecutTown Attorney Joseph Nocella waived Oyster Bay's privilege in a conversation with federal prosecutors.

Restaurateur Harendra Singh testified Wednesday that the Town of Oyster Bay «was willing to do whatever I wanted,» but a defense attorney for former Town Supervisor John Venditto sought to show his client wasn't essential to Singh securing town - guaranteed loTown of Oyster Bay «was willing to do whatever I wanted,» but a defense attorney for former Town Supervisor John Venditto sought to show his client wasn't essential to Singh securing town - guaranteed loTown Supervisor John Venditto sought to show his client wasn't essential to Singh securing town - guaranteed lotown - guaranteed loans.

In the town's response, an attorney for Oyster Bay argues that in addition to attorney - client privilege, the government is not entitled to the complete documents because the documents are also protected from disclosure by the attorney work product doctrine, which can bar disclosure of material attorneys develop in preparation of a case.

CORRECTION: Restaurateur Harendra Singh secured a $ 1.5 million line of credit in 2010 with an opinion letter from then - Oyster Bay Deputy Town Attorney Frederick Mei and legal documents drawn up by Rivkin Radler LLP of Uniondale, according to testimony in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.

In the latest government filing, Eastern District prosecutors said they specifically want complete copies of documents that have been submitted to them only in redacted form because of a claim of attorney - client privilege by the Town of Oyster Bay.

A special grand jury has voted to indict several people in connection with the Nassau County district attorney's monthslong investigation into corruption in the Town of Oyster Bay, according to sources with knowledge of the case.

Frederick Mei, a former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney, admitted to taking bribes from restaurateur Harendra Singh and another contractor as part of what he described as the «pay - to - play nature» of conducting business in the Republican - controlled town.

The Republicans are running Michael Venditto, an attorney and the son of Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, was unanimously nominated by local Republicans back in March over veteran Assemblyman Joseph Saladino.

Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto said the town has referred to the Nassau district attorney's office allegations about possible eavesdropping on town phone lines.

The Nassau County District Attorney's office wiretapped the cellphones of former prominent Oyster Bay Town officials as part of an investigation into corruption, multiple sources familiar with the probe said.

Oyster Bay spokeswoman Marta Kane said Venditto will address his political future in the coming days but that Leonard Genova, a town attorney and deputy supervisor, would step in if he resigned.

Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas says the town of Oyster Bay had a culture of deep - seated corruption benefitting officials, their family and friends.

Singh told jurors said he also pleaded guilty to bribing Mangano, John Venditto and former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney Fred Mei, who secretly pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2015 as part of a cooperation deal with the feds.

But, Singh testified, there came an instance when former Oyster Bay deputy supervisor and town attorney Leonard Genova decided to give him a check.

The defense attorney argued that it was, in fact, former Oyster Bay deputy town attorney Frederick Mei who maintained a «corrupt relationship» with Singh and Mei's allegiance was to the restaurateur, not to the town.

Singh was indicted in September 2015 on federal charges that include bribing a former Oyster Bay attorney to obtain loan guarantees from the town.

Last month, Oyster Bay faced off against prosecutors and attorneys for all three defendants over a statement a former deputy town attorney gave officials during a town inquiry into loan guarantees involving a former town vendor, Harendra Singh.