Sentences with phrase «federal mail fraud charges»
For years, according to testimony during former Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno's 2009 trial, members of the state Senate's Republican conference were instructed to submit their annual financial disclosure forms by hand rather than through the mail in order to avoid potential federal mail fraud charges.
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Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. of Brooklyn is facing federal mail fraud charges related to allegations that he filed bogus travel vouchers and collected per diem payments for days the lawmaker falsely claimed he was in Albany on legislative business.
As an example of such thinking, he cited the former leader of the State Senate who instructed his members to deliver their public disclosure forms by hand rather than mailing them so as to avoid any possible federal mail fraud charges — the unspoken assumption being that lawmakers might have lied on those forms.
The 2011 bill passed after revelations former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno advised members of his conference to physically deliver the forms to avoid the risk of being hit with federal mail fraud charges.
Not exact matches
Federal and State officials raided the offices of Espada's non profit Wednesday morning, searching for additional evidence to support possible mail fraud, theft and conspiracy charges.
A day later, Espada's clinic was raided by federal and state authorities and law - enforcement sources said criminal charges of mail fraud and tax evasion were expected as soon as next month.
Congressman Michael Grimm pleaded not guilty this afternoon to a slew of federal charges, including mail, wire and health care fraud, filing false tax returns, perjury, obstruction of an official proceeding and hiring undocumented workers.
In that case, SUNY Buffalo professor Steven Kurtz was accused of bio-terrorism before eventually being tried on federal mail and wire fraud charges.
A federal grand jury handed down a new 11 - count indictment in the state Sen. Carl Kruger ongoing bribery scandal charging the defendants, including real estate developer Aaron Malinsky and lobbyist Richard Lipsky, with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
He had faced three federal charges — mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion — for each scheme, as well as a money laundering charge after prosecutors accused him of having illegally laundered the proceeds of those schemes to lucrative investments with a Buffalo - area venture capitalist.
Such a federal charge would likely be accompanied by other offenses such as mail fraud, wire fraud, extortion and even money laundering, sources said.
QUEENS — Former State Sen. Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Federal prosecutors charged Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. of Brooklyn with three counts of mail fraud Monday.
Silver, charged with five federal counts of theft of honest services, mail fraud, wire fraud, and extortion for improperly using his public position to obtain nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments, and Skelos, charged with six federal counts of conspiracy, extortion, wire fraud, and soliciting bribes in connection with exploiting his public position in order to secure a lucrative no - show job for his son, have both declared their innocence, with Silver's legal team attempting to paint its client's dealing as par for the course in Albany.
He has been indicted on charges wire fraud, mail fraud, theft of government funds, making false statements, filing false reports with federal election officials and filing false tax returns.
What happens now after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been charged by federal authorities with bribery and mail fraud in connection with his official duties?
A former lawyer from Chautauqua County may be facing as much as 20 years in prison and a $ 250 - thousand fine on a federal charge of mail fraud for a nearly three year long ponzi scheme.
The former governor was arrested the month before his resignation on federal corruption charges that included wire fraud, mail fraud and solicitation of bribery.
She faces up to two years in prison under the federal sentencing guidelines for the charge, conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
Lanham, who earned $ 1.7 million working for the DOE, surrendered to federal authorities Thursday morning on mail fraud and theft charges.
Village of Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret face bribery and mail fraud charges in connection with a federal corruption case stretching from New York City to Spring Valley to Albany.
On Friday, March 31, 2017 CCSA learned federal authorities charged Ben Chavis, former director of three California charter schools collectively known as the American Indian Model Schools (AIMS), with mail fraud and money laundering in connection with the schools» applications for federal grant funds.
Earlier this month, Kieffer was convicted on federal charges of mail fraud and impersonating a lawyer.
Tuesday, the HealthSouth founder and the former Alabama governor will stand together before a federal judge, facing the possibility of years in prison for convictions on federal bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud charges.
Defending criminal charges including drug crimes, DUI, CDV, mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, computer crimes, money laundering, and juvenile crimes, Pete also handles Federal and State investigations.
Secured complete dismissal of criminal charges of mail fraud, false ERISA statements, and other charges brought in federal court against small business owners amounting to $ 2 million in alleged but unproven harm.
Federal prosecutors have charged five men with «a widespread mail and wire fraud scheme» for running a slip - and - fall lawsuit scheme that cost insurers and property owners $ 32 million over five years, The New York Times reports....