Sentences with phrase «runes testified»

Runes testified that he first became aware of Silver's arrangement with Goldberg & Iryami after the lawmaker informed another Glenwood exec around Christmas 2011.

Litwin did, however, agree to sign a private letter acknowledging the payments to Silver because, Runes testified, the company feared retribution from the Albany powerbroker, who allegedly greased the government wheels for Glenwood, resulting in profits.

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November 16, 2015 Richard Runes, Glenwood Management's chief lobbyist, testified that both he and top executives at the real estate company were «angry» and «upset» that Golberg & Iryami informed them in 2012 that they had been paying Silver referral fees related to their business for a decade or more.

Nov. 13: Albany lobbyist Brian Meara testifies that he set up a June 2011 meeting between Silver and Glenwood executive Richard Runes, who presented a proposal for a new rent - regulation law that was favorable to the developer.

Litwin, who is 101 years old and not expected to testify, feared retribution from Silver, Runes claimed.

The lobbyist, Richard Runes, testified that Silver's name was removed from a public document that would have disclosed the fee - sharing arrangement by firm CEO Leonard Litwin.

Lobbyist Richard Runes, who represented the real - estate firm that helped former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver line his pockets testified that Glenwood Management's entanglement with the ex-Albany powerhouse was like «holding a tiger by the tail.»

Richard Runes, a lobbyist for Glenwood Management and key witness in the corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, testified that he and...