Sentences with phrase «may on corruption charges»

But now, Skelos is out of the Senate's leadership structure following his arrest in May on corruption charges, and was replaced by Suffolk County Sen. John Flanangan.

Lawmakers in Albany took note when former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno was acquitted in May on corruption charges, after prosecutors failed to prove that taking a $ 20,000 - a-month consulting gig from a telecommunications executive who then received state funds actually constituted a bribery scheme.

Not exact matches

Silver in may was sentenced to 12 years in and prison and owes nearly $ 7 million in civil penalties stemming from his conviction late last year on corruption, fraud and self - dealing charges.

A reader could not help but noting the irony of this statement from state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs in response to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's conviction on federal corruption charges back in May 2010:

BY COLIN MIXSON Disgraced Downtown power broker Sheldon Silver was convicted on corruption charges — for a second time — on May 14,...

Flanagan ascended to the majority leader post in May 2015 following the arrest of Sen. Dean Skelos on corruption charges.

Skelos was sentenced to five years in prison on corruption charges in May.

The campaign to retain the seat is also an early test for Flanagan, who ascended to the leadership post in May following Dean Skelos's arrest on corruption charges.

But things may feel a bit different in this week's retrial of Sheldon Silver, the former state Assembly speaker, whose conviction on federal corruption charges was thrown out last year.

Flanagan says those allocations were made before he became leader in May, after the previous leader was arrested on corruption charges, and that he's going to take another look at the distribution of the funds.

Former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, after being sentenced to 12 years on corruption charges.

Both the leader of the Senate and the Assembly have been arrested, tried and convicted in the past year, on major corruption charges, and the U.S. Attorney may still be investigating others.

Still, Mr. Brafman added, «in today's climate, defendants facing political corruption charges must be concerned about potential juror bias that may be based more on perception than fact.»

The change was prompted by the May arrests of state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) and his son, Adam, on federal corruption charges partially related to a $ 12 million county contract.

New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam leave Southern District Federal Court in Manhattan after his initial hearing on corruption charges on Monday, May 4, 2015.

The poll was conducted beginning on May 4 — the day Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges — and continued into May 5.

On Friday, May 11, the jury returned a guilty verdict on the corruption charges against the former Assembly 1speaker Sheldon Silver, convicting him on counts of extortion and honest services frauOn Friday, May 11, the jury returned a guilty verdict on the corruption charges against the former Assembly 1speaker Sheldon Silver, convicting him on counts of extortion and honest services frauon the corruption charges against the former Assembly 1speaker Sheldon Silver, convicting him on counts of extortion and honest services frauon counts of extortion and honest services fraud.

Flanagan, who became majority leader in May following Dean Skelos's arrest on corruption charges, had decided to keep Libous in the number two post.

Cuomo has announced his intention to run for re-election again in 2018, a plan that may face complications after a federal grand jury indicted a raft of his closest former aides and donors on corruption charges last week.

Flanagan was elected Senate majority leader in May when former leader Dean Skelos resigned due to his arrest on federal corruption charges.

But Mr. Silver's arrest today on corruption charges may hamper Mr. de Blasio's ability to rely on Mr. Silver to advocate for his city, observers say.

Resigned as Temporary President and Majority Leader on May 11, 2015, due to federal corruption charges.

Skelos stepped down in May 2015 following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

The most recent state campaign finance reports show that former Suffolk Conservative chairman Edward Walsh received $ 16,550 in wages for April and May even though he was automatically removed as party leader after his March 31 conviction on federal corruption charges.

Seen though a courthouse window on May 12, 2016, Dean G. Skelos, the former majority leader of the New York State Senate, waits in a security line to enter federal court in Manhattan for his sentencing on corruption charges.

UPDATED, 5:00 p.m., May 3: Former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday, after his conviction on federal corruption charges related to his dealings with several prominent real estate figures.

This year, Ramapo has been hit by scandal that has included an FBI raid on Town Hall under the administration of Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence in May and federal corruption charges also in May against Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret.

He also said he met with federal investigators from the Albany and Manhattan U.S. Attorney offices on May 12 — the same day former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five years in prison on federal corruption charges.

He is scheduled to plead guilty as part of a deal with the Albany U.S. attorney to two felony federal corruption charges on May 7, a source told the Daily News.

State Sen. Tony Avella said he was abruptly reassigned to a different committee in May following the arrest of then - Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on corruption charges.

ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on corruption charges Thursday may yet yield a «political tsunami» that would roil the State Capitol, but history and Assembly Democrats say the corruption charges against Albany's most powerful leader over the past 20 years won't likely change Albany in the short term.

Kaloyeros, along with executives from two upstate development companies, will be tried on federal corruption charges no earlier than May 15, 2018.

Former Senate Leader Dean Skelos and his son will be sentenced in the same federal court room on May 12, also for conviction on multiple corruption charges.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges in early May - about a month after the legislature passed the budget.

Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, who is set to go on trial for corruption charges, may have some political problems, too.

The New York Times is reporting today that assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver may be arrested today on corruption charges.

Home Daily News Former New York Assembly speaker is convicted... Criminal Justice By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted May 11, 2018, 4:45 pm CDT Sheldon Silver / New York State Assembly Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted on federal corruption charges in his retrial Friday in connection with schemes that involved referral fees from law... Continue reading «Former New York Assembly speaker is convicted in retrial based on law firm referral fees»

However, it also opined that if the convictions of the chairpersons of the parties on charges of corruption are eventually secured, the plaintiff may be able to invoke public policy under section 31 (4)(b) as a ground to resist the enforcement of the award.

As reported by the New York Times, Sheldon Silver, former Democratic speaker of the New York State Assembly, was found guilty of federal corruption charges on Friday, May 11, 2018, almost exactly a year after his initial conviction was thrown out.