Sentences with phrase «venditto in a corruption scandal»

Samsung has dismantled its corporate strategy office after the arrest of its chief and four other executives, in a corruption scandal that could bring down President Park Geun - hye.

This is the latest revelation in the corruption scandal which has enveloped the governing body since the US Department of Justice started investigating it in May.

But Bonacic also insisted that lawmakers aren't worried about being ensnared in a corruption scandal themselves, but more worried about where and when the next shoe drops.

That's the Manhattan law firm perhaps best known (in political circles, anyway) for its key role in the corruption scandal of now former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and in legal circles for representing clients suffering from mesothelioma, an asbestos - related cancer.

NYC real estate developer and mega-donor Leonard Litwin, who made an art of exploiting the so - called LLC loophole and whose company, Glenwood Management, played a big role in the corruption scandal involving former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, has died at the age of 102.

Plus, Bronx voters have seen their share of elected officials charged with bilking the taxpayers in corruption scandals (former Sen. Guy Velella comes to mind, as does NYC Councilman Larry Seabrook and ex-Sen.

Lula is under suspicion of receiving illegal payments from companies involved in the corruption scandal of Petrobras, as well as of withholding details of two properties (both largely renovated by corporations investigated in the so - called Car Wash Operation) from the authorities.

Time and time again, parties and leaders involved in corruption scandals or in the mismanagement of public office were rewarded with re-election.

After the release of a list with the names of hundreds of politicians who have received campaign donations made by the construction company Odebrecht, a corporation largely implicated in the corruption scandal of Petrobras, it became even more evident that the main political actors have much to explain.

Six Arrested in Corruption Scandal Involving Senator Smith (IDC - Hollis) and NYC Republican Party Chairmen Six individuals have been arrested for their role in a corruption scandal uncovered this week.

The Dutchess county executive, in this interview, discussed how Cuomo is self - absorbed with presidential ambitions and embroiled in a corruption scandal.

Lawmakers grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development chair Wednesday at a budget hearing, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to charges against several former associates of the governor.

The SolarCity construction project, the biggest part of the Buffalo Billion, is embroiled in a corruption scandal as federal prosecutors alleged the $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.

It's not that they can't imagine Schneiderman getting caught in a corruption scandal.

Ten years ago, Rowland served a prison sentence in a corruption scandal that led to his resignation.

NEW HAVEN — Former Gov. John G. Rowland, a political rising star who crashed a decade ago in a corruption scandal, fell again Friday when a jury in federal court found him guilty in a low - rent scheme to collect secret paychecks from rich Republican congressional candidates.

Bratton's comments marked the first time he's said arrests were expected in the corruption scandal first reported by The Post.

The fundraisers continue in Albany, even as legislators there have been ensnared in corruption scandals involving the misuse of money.

The event dovetails with a fundraiser Cuomo will hold for freshman Sen. Todd Kaminsky, the lawmaker elected in April to serve out the remainder of disgraced Republican former Sen. Dean Skelos, who was ousted in a corruption scandal.

Mr. Charles Ofori, according to a report by the Daily Graphic and other news portals, called for the prosecution of judges implicated in the corruption scandal because he found their actions a criminal offence.

Among his clients: Glenwood Management, the luxury real estate development firm that has played a role in the corruption scandals of both Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Months after both legislative leaders were ousted in corruption scandals, reform to the Capitol is coming too slow for some.

Real estate giant Glenwood Management, which played a role in the corruption scandals of both former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, also contributed $ 200,000 to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's legal defense fund ahead of his 2009 corruption trial.

The RSA represents a wide range of New York City property owners, like Glenwood Management, The real estate firm implicated in the corruption scandals of both, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Reporters questioned Cuomo on how that could be true when people so close to his administration were implicated in a corruption scandal involving Upstate development projects, people like SUNY Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros, the state's highest paid employee.

A former NYPD deputy chief pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Thursday in a corruption scandal that rocked the department with allegations of cops accepting bribes that included free romps...

The head of SUNY Poly, Alain Kaloyeros, has been charged in the corruption scandal.

Sheldon Silver was convicted last week on all seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five weeks of trail in Federal District Court in Lower Mnahattan — becoming the latest New York politician convicted in a corruption scandal tied to real estate interests.

New York Governor Cuomo's economic development chair was grilled by state lawmakers at a budget hearing Wednesday, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to charges against several former associates of the governor.

The state Health Department has asked Cuomo to investigate MediSys Health Network, which played a role in the corruption scandal that tanked ex-Assemblyman Tony Seminerio.

The SolarCity construction project in Buffalo's RiverBend industrial park — the biggest part of the original Buffalo Billion — is embroiled in a corruption scandal as Bharara alleges $ 750 million state investment was awarded to LPCiminelli through a bid - rigging scheme.

Governor Cuomo's economic development chair was grilled by lawmakers at a budget hearing, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to corruption charges against several former associates of the governor.

BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport Mayor - elect Joseph Ganim will be naming members of his transition team as he prepares to reclaim the seat he lost more than a decade ago in a corruption scandal.

Howard Zemsky, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development chair, is under fire for some projects that are entangled in a corruption scandal.

For the last two weeks, Todd R. Howe, a confessed felon and former lobbyist who has flipped to tell all about his co-conspirators, has taken the witness stand in a corruption scandal that has rocked Albany.

April 6, 2018 • Former President Park Geun - hye was convicted and sentenced Friday in a corruption scandal.

Nigeria's central bank has become embroiled in a corruption scandal as emboldened regulators spearhead a worldwide clampdown on fraud.

The company has recovered amazingly well after a string of scandals including the Note 7 fiasco last year, the indictment of prospective heir in a corruption scandal and the sudden resignation of its CEO.

Not exact matches

After news broke in November 2006 that Siemens had been involved in a global corruption scandal, involving thousands of acts of bribery in several different countries by hundreds of employees, the company had its work cut out for it in complying with securities investigations, and paying hefty fines (about $ 2.5 billion in total).

In addition to that, the euro area has (a) worsening problems of political instability (Italy without government, unfolding corruption scandals in recession - hit Spain and France), (b) dysfunctional banking systems (weak banks and their impaired lending activities despite ample liquidity supplied by the ECB) and (c) lingering uncertainties about the financial system's credibility (problems with depositor and investor protectionIn addition to that, the euro area has (a) worsening problems of political instability (Italy without government, unfolding corruption scandals in recession - hit Spain and France), (b) dysfunctional banking systems (weak banks and their impaired lending activities despite ample liquidity supplied by the ECB) and (c) lingering uncertainties about the financial system's credibility (problems with depositor and investor protectionin recession - hit Spain and France), (b) dysfunctional banking systems (weak banks and their impaired lending activities despite ample liquidity supplied by the ECB) and (c) lingering uncertainties about the financial system's credibility (problems with depositor and investor protection).

Prosecutors began to uncover a string of corruption scandals in 2014 and 2015, involving both private and state - controlled companies, like Petrobras, the nation's oil and gas champion, as well as current and former elected officials — namely, the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Netflix description: «A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies.

Today, if you Google «Nike scandal,» you're as likely to end up with a page of stories about its possible role in the FIFA corruption affair.

A string of headline - grabbing corruption scandals are also exposing the ethical breaches that befall many parties after more than a decade in power.

Hannity has called the alleged corruption within the FBI «the biggest political scandal in American history» and suggested on his Wednesday night show that he had inside information about the memo's contents.

Thousands of protesters rallied in front of the presidential headquarters and the congress in the capital Brasilia in anger at corruption scandals implicating Rousseff.

Samsung's billionaire heir Jay Lee has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of bribery, hiding assets abroad, and embezzlement, in a wide - ranging corruption scandal that brought down South Korea's president.

McAfee provides regular insight on global hacking scandals and internet surveillance, and has become a hugely controversial figure following his time in Belize, where he claims to have exposed corruption at the highest level before fleeing the country amid accusations of murder (the Belize government is currently not pursuing any accusations against him).

The agency asked Medium to take down a post that alleges the country's Prime Minister Najib Razak was trying to exit the country in the midst of a corruption scandal involving him.

It seems corruption scandals alone aren't enough to get fired in the Trump administration, and Pruitt is hardly the most profligate spender.