Sentences with phrase «democratic after the indictment»

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«My office assumed the prosecution of this matter after our colleagues in Brooklyn obtained a felony indictment against Kevin Parker,» said Donovan, who was the GOP's AG candidate in the Nov. 2 general election and lost to Democratic AG - elect Eric Schneiderman (Parker's Senate colleague).

Former Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson turned himself in to federal authorities Monday, after being accused in a nine - count indictment of embezzling nearly half a million dollars from mortgage foreclosure accounts, and then trying to cover it up.

Mr. Grimm professed his innocence after he faced a 20 - count indictment in April and went on to crush his Democratic opponent Domenic Recchia Jr. in November.

We sit down with Joe Morelle, the majority leader of the State Assembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroe County.

The indictment of Libous is likely to send shock waves through the state Senate, which is already embroiled in a complicated leadership battle as the five - member Independent Democratic Conference has announced it will end its coalition with the Republican conference after this year's elections.

Both Sampson and Smith were booted from the Democratic and IDC conferences after their indictments.

After the indictment, Vance made it clear he wasn't finished with the Indys, even though AG Andrew Cuomo and party leaders had insisted when the Democratic frontrunner agreed to run on Row C that the focus of his investigation was Haggerty and not the party itself.

Former New York state Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson turned himself in to federal authorities Monday, after being accused in a nine - count indictment of embezzling nearly half a million dollars from mortgage foreclosure accounts, and then trying to cover it up.

He was kicked out of the Democratic caucus after his indictment last year.

The indictment comes as Republicans were already reeling from the collapse of their power - sharing agreement with the Independent Democratic Conference and vows by Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to return the Senate to Democratic control after the November election.

Mr. Espada returned to the Democratic caucus after the Democrats promised to appoint him majority leader of the Senate, a position he held until the federal indictment in December 2010, three months after he lost the primary in his re-election bid.

Democratic operative Hank Morris, political guru to disgraced former Controller Alan Hevesi, cut a deal with Attorney General Andrew Cuomo after being hit in an 77 - count indictment.