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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, considered one of the most powerful men in Albany, and the politician who in 1994 torpedoed Staten Island's attempt to secede from New York City, was arrested Thursday on corruption charges.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto were indicted Thursday on corruption charges, according to federal authorities.
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CARACAS / HOUSTON Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday they were seeking an Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Rafael Ramirez on corruption charges, heightening tensions between the former political heavyweight and the country's socialist government.
Thursday following Silver's arrest on fraud and corruption charges, the South Buffalo Democrat seemed to offer a bit of an «I told you so» to the Assembly Democratic Conference.
He entered that plea in federal court on Thursday alongside seven other defendants who are all facing corruption charges.
Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is set to be sentenced Thursday on federal corruption charges.
A federal appeals court in Manhattan agreed Thursday to postpone any retrial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges until the Supreme Court acts on a planned petition to further review his case.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announces corruption charges against two former aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and seven other defendants at a Manhattan news conference on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016.
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters)- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a leading foreign policy voice in Congress, entered a not guilty plea on corruption charges during a federal court appearance on Thursday and was released without bail.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is expected to be charged as early as Thursday on federal corruption - related matters, according to sources familiar with the case.
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, perpetual thorn in Albany's side, formally announced the charges, which stem from two corruption schemes between state officials and private companies that had millions of dollars worth of business before New York state, including those awarded contracts under the «Buffalo Billion» program — one of the governor's key initiatives meant to draw businesses to upstate New York to revive the flagging economy.
Federal corruption charges were announced on Thursday against two former close aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a senior state official and six other people, in a blow to the governor's innermost circle and a repudiation of the way his prized upstate economic development programs were managed.
ALBANY — The U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District on Thursday unveiled a 13 - count indictment against Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife Linda and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto on federal corruption charges.
On Thursday Bharara's office fired back, noting that since 2007 at least 18 current or former Albany pols have been convicted of corruption charges and stating that Bharara has an obligation to speak out.
Former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver got a new lawyer on Thursday, but not a delay in his scheduled April 16 retrial on corruption charges in Manhattan federal court.
Former New York Senate leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $ 800,000 in restitution and fines Thursday after his conviction on corruption charges.
On the first day of presenting their defense cases Thursday, their lawyers urged a federal judge to dismiss the charges on a number of grounds, not the least of which, they said, is that the government has failed to prove corruption occurred after nearly five weeks of prosecution witnesses and evidencOn the first day of presenting their defense cases Thursday, their lawyers urged a federal judge to dismiss the charges on a number of grounds, not the least of which, they said, is that the government has failed to prove corruption occurred after nearly five weeks of prosecution witnesses and evidencon a number of grounds, not the least of which, they said, is that the government has failed to prove corruption occurred after nearly five weeks of prosecution witnesses and evidence.
A charity with ties to disgraced Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver sent out an SOS Thursday — just hours after the powerhouse politician was arrested on corruption charges.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, surrender at FBI headquarters to face corruption charges Thursday on Long Island.
Kruger, Turano and Lipsky were among eight men busted Thursday on corruption «pay to play» charges filed in Manhattan federal court, where the senator is accused of collecting more than $ 1 million in bribes.
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested Thursday on public corruption charges and accused of using his position as one of the most powerful men in Albany to obtain millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income.
Federal agents on Thursday arrested powerful New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D) on federal corruption charges, stemming from payments he received from two New York City law firms.
Former New York State Senator Dean Skelos of Long Island was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison and a $ 500,000 fine over corruption charges, while serving as majority leader.
A former top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo had to appear in federal court Thursday as he prepares to be tried on corruption charges, but all of the drama occurred outside of the courtroom.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, awaiting trial on federal corruption charges, will not seek a third term on the Republican line after he missed Thursday's deadline to submit ballot petitions.
ALBANY — Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once among the state's most powerful elected officials, had his federal conviction on corruption charges vacated by an appellate court on Thursday.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were arrested on bribery and corruption charges Thursday morning.
Lawmakers called on Silver to resign or step aside following his arrest last Thursday on federal corruption and fraud charges.
Republican Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, who crossed party lines to endorse Cuomo in 2014, is reportedly expected to be charged as early as Thursday on federal corruption - related matters.
Dean Skelos, the once mighty Senate Republican who was addressed by colleagues as «Leader» before his political career collapsed last year, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison following his conviction on federal corruption charges.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is expected to be arrested on federal corruption charges Thursday morning, according to a report in the New York Times.
I did a slew of interviews Thursday after news broke that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara indicted three Cuomo insiders and five development company officials on a variety of corruption charges.
Former State Senate leader Dean Skelos got a split result Thursday in his bid to subpoena damaging information about two key witnesses against him in his upcoming retrial on corruption charges in Manhattan federal court.
ALBANY — A New York state senator representing western New York pleaded not guilty Thursday during his arraignment on state corruption charges, the latest legislator to be indicted in several years of scandals at the capital.
Jona Rechnitz, 33, a wealthy Brooklyn real estate developer who pleaded guilty in March to charges of corruption, testified at the bribery trial of Norman Seabrook, the former president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, on Thursday that he «was giving money to the mayor of New York in exchange for favors.»
An attorney for Sheldon Silver argued Thursday that the former New York state Assembly speaker's conviction on public - corruption charges should be reversed in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that narrowed the circumstances under which certain government acts could be considered evidence of a kickback scheme.
He was arrested Thursday on several corruption charges.
While roughly three dozen people rallied in support of Silver after federal corruption charges against him were announced on Thursday, the less senior members who have been stifled under the current system have grown increasingly restive.
Dean G. Skelos, the once powerful Republican majority leader of the New York State Senate who was convicted with his son in December on federal corruption charges, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison.
Federal prosecutors said they'll retry Sheldon Silver on corruption charges in light of Thursday's bombshell decision to overturn his conviction — and they're confident he'll be found guilty a second time.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful men in New York politics over the last two decades, was arrested Thursday on federal corruption charges alleging he steered real estate legislation and funneled state medical research funds in return for $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.
In announcing the charges against Silver on Thursday, Bharara said his office's «unfinished fight against public corruption continues,» adding New Yorkers should «stay tuned.»
Carl Kruger, the former State Senate leader who pleaded guilty to corruption charges, arrived for sentencing on Thursday at federal court in Manhattan.
Carl Kruger, the once - powerful New York State senator from Brooklyn who resigned his office in disgrace and pleaded guilty to corruption charges in December, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday by a federal judge in Manhattan.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court in Manhattan on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, after his arraignment 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.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, outside the federal courthouse in Central Islip after being charged with corruption on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez's (N.J.) lengthy corruption trial ended Thursday in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked on all charges.
State residents awoke Thursday to the almost incredible news that Joe Ganim, the former Bridgeport mayor who spent seven years in prison on federal corruption and racketeering charges, defeated incumbent Bill Finch in the city Democratic mayoral primary...