Sentences with phrase «federal prosecutors want»
Federal prosecutors want to introduce evidence at the corruption trial of a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he threatened and intimidated state officials into not leaving the executive chamber, court records show.
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They say he offered to sell Albany votes like shares of stock — and now federal prosecutors want to use those fund - raising boasts to send Queens state Sen. Malcolm Smith to jail.
Federal prosecutors want to start Republican New York Rep. Michael Grimm's tax evasion trial in October, a month before Election Day.
Several of the financial filings note that the state and federal prosecutors want information regarding specific insulins for specific dates in relation to «trade practices.»
Not exact matches
SNC management wants Ottawa to consider letting federal prosecutors make so - called «deferred prosecution agreements» (DPAs) with companies accused of corruption.
Former Federal Prosecutor Paul Shechtman was quoted, «Most prosecutors would say if your victim does not want to cooperate you have a nightmarish case.
-- FEDS WANT CITY DOLLARS TO SETTLE NYCHA PROBE — Daily News's Greg Smith: «Federal prosecutors are requiring Mayor de Blasio to make a major commitment of city funds to NYCHA to resolve a two - year probe of the authority's failures, the Daily News has learned.
«While I'm a proud New Yorker and want my state to be ahead in everything, I'm not sure we're ahead on corruption,» says Daniel Richman, a former federal prosecutor who teaches law at Columbia University.
«When I first ran for Congress, I left a 20 - year career as a federal prosecutor because I was frustrated with the inaction in Washington and knew that if I wanted to see real change for my children and for future generations that I needed to get off the sidelines and do something about it.
Former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver wants to delay Round II of his corruption trial, cynically hoping an elderly key witness might no longer be around, Manhattan federal prosecutors said Friday.
Walsh's defense attorneys have argued in court papers that federal prosecutors now unfairly want U.S. District Judge Arthur Spatt to boost the potential sentence to 37 to 46 months — by taking into account new assertions.
Halloran, a Republican, is running for Congress against Grace Meng, whose father was arrested Tuesday on charges of fraud after allegedly stealing money from a man who wanted to bribe federal prosecutors to reduce tax evasion charges aginst him.
In papers filed Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, Sampson's attorneys claim imposing the 87 - month prison term on July 20 that prosecutors want would «raise significant concerns about unwarranted disparities» — because Skelos got five years.
Onondaga County GOP Chair Tom Dadey, a member of Trump's transition team, wants Central New York's next top federal prosecutor to be an attorney with no experience prosecuting criminals: Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci.
«It's beyond us why Governor Christie would want to spend so much time with Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation by federal prosecutors, got caught cheating on his property taxes and has an approval rating that plummeted to 42 percent,» said Astorino spokeswoman Jessica Proud.
His election opponent, former federal prosecutor and Republican John Katko, wants to tap into the concerns about ACA.
LOWER MANHATTAN — Prosecutors want disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to spend at least 14 years in prison — more than any jail term given to other convicted New York state legislators — for his conviction on corruption charges, according to papers filed in federal court Wednesday.
Dave Patterson wants an IG to monitor the federal prosecutors, with particular attention to the Northern District federal attorneys.
Two days before the inauguration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she wanted immediate repeal of Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and an investigation into whether the Bush Justice Department illegally fired federal prosecutors.
Changes that lawmakers want to economic development programs were made ripe following allegations by federal prosecutors that the Buffalo Billion and a couple of other big upstate initiatives were part of a massive, alleged pay - to - play, bid - rigging scandal.
Cuomo, after receiving a warning letter from US Attorney Bharara last week, has said he will no longer comment on the specifics of the federal probe, but the governor does say he personally has not been asked to speak to federal prosecutors, but he's told his staff to provide the US Attorney with any thing that Bharara wants to know.
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors in Manhattan told U.S. District Court Valerie Caproni they want to call a summary witness who would explain why Percoco and Howe used «ziti» as a term for money.
«Most prosecutors would say if your victim does not want to cooperate you have a nightmarish case,» noted Paul Shechtman, a former federal prosecutor and state director of criminal justice for former Gov. George Pataki.
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